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Tecolote, New Mexico Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tecolote weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Tecolote, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 6:40 AM
62
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
59%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:51 PM
Sunset
2:19 PM
Tecolote, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTecolote, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 83°
Tecolote, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    15%
    0.04″
    83°61°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    30%
    92°60°+9°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    61%
    0.02″
    90°62°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    92°63°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    20%
    93°64°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    37%
    90°64°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    92°61°+2°
Tecolote, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
017° · veering 21°
Direction
NNE
017°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 37 @ 8:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 453SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 21° from the nne.
Tecolote, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
812.6
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 24.00 inHg
Now
812.6
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+6.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 806816
800805810815820825-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW816.2805.7812.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Tecolote, NM
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32. 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.

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Tecolote, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
31%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.8mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:40 UTC · Tecolote, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:40 UTC · Tecolote, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tecolote, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tecolote, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tecolote, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
11:51 PM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
2:19 PM
Civil dusk
8:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tecolote, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
11:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tecolote, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tecolote at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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 — Tecolote

  1. Sun83°61°15%
  2. Mon92°60°30%
  3. Tue90°62°61%
  4. Wed92°63°40%
  5. Thu93°64°20%
  6. Fri90°64°37%
  7. Sat92°61°20%
  8. Sun92°65°6%
  9. Mon88°65°8%
  10. Tue89°64°17%
  11. Wed92°66°17%
  12. Thu95°66°25%
  13. Fri100°66°28%
  14. Sat100°71°36%
  15. Sun100°70°35%
  16. Mon97°70°53%

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 — Tecolote

SPC includes Tecolote 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 Tecolote

  • 87701

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.