Santa Rosa, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Rosa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—99°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—99°63°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle28%—96°71°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—101°71°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—103°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%0.01″99°72°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear17%—97°68°-2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Santa Rosa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88435
15-Day Forecast — Santa Rosa
- Sun99°64°15%
- Mon99°63°26%
- Tue96°71°28%
- Wed101°71°28%
- Thu103°71°17%
- Fri99°72°28%
- Sat97°68°17%
- Sun97°69°8%
- Mon98°75°4%
- Tue101°75°7%
- Wed104°76°10%
- Thu106°80°15%
- Fri97°74°16%
- Sat98°72°24%
- Sun97°72°35%
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 Rosa
SPC includes Santa Rosa 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 Rosa
- 88435