Sundance, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sundance weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——82°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°60°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle21%—89°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle19%—91°62°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——93°62°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——94°63°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——96°61°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Sundance at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sundance
- Sun83°58°3%
- Mon87°60°9%
- Tue89°63°21%
- Wed91°62°19%
- Thu93°62°3%
- Fri94°63°1%
- Sat96°61°6%
- Sun96°66°8%
- Mon93°66°13%
- Tue91°68°19%
- Wed93°65°14%
- Thu96°65°22%
- Fri96°66°40%
- Sat99°67°42%
- Sun99°65°32%
- Mon97°65°29%
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 — Sundance
SPC includes Sundance 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 Sundance
- 87322
- 87311