Sandia Park, New Mexico Weather
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Sandia Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle——85°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—88°59°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers51%0.03″88°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle51%0.01″89°61°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—91°64°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——93°65°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast15%—92°59°-1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 29 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Sandia Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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.
ZIP code: 87047
16-Day Forecast — Sandia Park
- Sun85°58°8%
- Mon88°59°24%
- Tue88°62°51%
- Wed89°61°51%
- Thu91°64°18%
- Fri93°65°9%
- Sat92°59°15%
- Sun92°65°9%
- Mon89°64°8%
- Tue87°63°11%
- Wed90°68°22%
- Thu93°65°33%
- Fri94°67°32%
- Sat97°68°36%
- Sun96°68°42%
- Mon95°68°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 Park
SPC includes Sandia Park 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 Park
- 87008
- 87047