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Santa Fe, New Mexico Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Santa Fe weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Santa Fe, NM
Saturday, July 4 at 11:32 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
34%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Sunset
2:23 PM
Santa Fe, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSanta Fe, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 87°
Santa Fe, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    89°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°66°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    89°60°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Rain
    49%
    0.06″
    90°63°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    93°62°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    23%
    94°65°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    90°66°-4°
Santa Fe, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 50°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 25 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 268SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Santa Fe, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
798.9
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 23.59 inHg
Now
798.9
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
+4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 794805
785790795800805810-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW804.5793.8798.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Santa Fe, NM
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6h

AQI 77 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Santa Fe, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
125.2mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:32 UTC · Santa Fe, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:32 UTC · Santa Fe, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Santa Fe, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Santa Fe, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Santa Fe, NM
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
2:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Santa Fe, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Santa Fe, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Santa Fe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 87501, 87505, 87506, 87507, 87508

16-Day Forecast — Santa Fe

  1. Sat89°59°1%
  2. Sun88°66°3%
  3. Mon89°60°13%
  4. Tue90°63°49%
  5. Wed93°62°49%
  6. Thu94°65°23%
  7. Fri90°66°15%
  8. Sat86°62°25%
  9. Sun86°60°6%
  10. Mon86°59°6%
  11. Tue90°60°14%
  12. Wed95°61°19%
  13. Thu99°66°23%
  14. Fri93°68°39%
  15. Sat95°66°48%
  16. Sun90°69°62%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Santa Fe

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 Fe

SPC includes Santa Fe in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Fe

  • 87505
  • 87507
  • 87501
  • 87502
  • 87503
  • 87509

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.