Santa Clara, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Clara weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—89°70°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle52%0.03″90°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers48%0.25″89°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers53%0.09″89°68°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers35%0.11″93°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Rain30%0.20″93°64°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast28%—89°66°-4°
AQI 73 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 22.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 22.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Santa Clara at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88026
15-Day Forecast — Santa Clara
- Sun89°70°16%
- Mon90°67°52%
- Tue89°64°48%
- Wed89°68°53%
- Thu93°65°35%
- Fri93°64°30%
- Sat89°66°28%
- Sun89°70°20%
- Mon88°70°17%
- Tue90°71°21%
- Wed93°72°24%
- Thu94°74°20%
- Fri88°76°19%
- Sat94°69°23%
- Sun85°71°31%
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 — Santa Clara
SPC includes Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara
- 88022
- 88041
- 88026
- 88036