Sunlit Hills, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunlit Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—88°62°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle48%0.02″89°62°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle48%—89°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—91°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—92°65°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast24%—89°62°-3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sunlit Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.
16-Day Forecast — Sunlit Hills
- Sun84°63°6%
- Mon88°62°16%
- Tue89°62°48%
- Wed89°61°48%
- Thu91°63°20%
- Fri92°65°14%
- Sat89°62°24%
- Sun92°65°10%
- Mon88°65°10%
- Tue88°64°20%
- Wed91°64°19%
- Thu92°64°31%
- Fri97°66°37%
- Sat94°66°46%
- Sun95°66°51%
- Mon91°68°63%
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 — Sunlit Hills
SPC includes Sunlit Hills 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 Sunlit Hills
- 87508