Sandia Heights, New Mexico Weather
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Sandia Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°66°-3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle16%—92°64°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle33%—92°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle33%—94°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—98°69°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——97°71°-1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Sandia Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sandia Heights
- Sat92°63°1%
- Sun89°66°4%
- Mon92°64°16%
- Tue92°66°33%
- Wed94°65°33%
- Thu98°69°20%
- Fri97°71°6%
- Sat101°72°6%
- Sun95°71°13%
- Mon95°72°13%
- Tue96°73°13%
- Wed99°74°27%
- Thu99°70°29%
- Fri93°65°38%
- Sat84°67°39%
- Sun91°65°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Sandia Heights
SPC includes Sandia Heights in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Sandia Heights
- 87122