Sausal, New Mexico Weather
Verdant eruption. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sausal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast——94°61°—
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle35%0.04″96°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle35%—99°72°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—100°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——102°75°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——98°70°-4°
- SundayJul 12Light Drizzle——84°66°-14°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 6 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 12:27 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Verdant eruption
Sausal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Sausal
- Mon94°61°9%
- Tue96°65°35%
- Wed99°72°35%
- Thu100°73°14%
- Fri102°75°3%
- Sat98°70°8%
- Sun84°66°7%
- Mon92°69°11%
- Tue91°71°11%
- Wed93°68°11%
- Thu96°75°16%
- Fri101°78°32%
- Sat105°81°35%
- Sun102°78°39%
- Mon102°76°38%
- Tue100°74°43%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Sausal
SPC includes Sausal 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 Sausal
- 87002