Sunshine, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunshine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—100°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—99°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle15%—97°77°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—99°78°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—100°80°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle21%—101°76°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle27%—100°74°-1°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Sunshine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sunshine
- Sun101°73°11%
- Mon99°73°15%
- Tue97°77°15%
- Wed99°78°13%
- Thu100°80°21%
- Fri101°76°21%
- Sat100°74°27%
- Sun97°78°27%
- Mon96°75°11%
- Tue94°73°16%
- Wed96°77°21%
- Thu98°79°10%
- Fri101°79°9%
- Sat102°81°23%
- Sun104°81°30%
- Mon104°83°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 — Sunshine
SPC includes Sunshine 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 Sunshine
- 88030