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Texico, New Mexico Weather

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

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

Texico, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 2:23 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
31%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
11:45 PM
Sunset
2:08 PM
Texico, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTexico, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 65°H 96°
Texico, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    27%
    0.24″
    96°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    94°61°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    14%
    93°71°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    96°72°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    29%
    96°72°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    97°70°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    93°70°-4°
Texico, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
340° · veering 142°
Direction
NNW
340°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 35 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 287SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Texico, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
874.7
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 25.83 inHg
Now
874.7
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 873880
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW879.7873.3874.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Texico, NM
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Texico, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
86%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
124.2mi
UNLIMITED
157 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
08:23 UTC · Texico, 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
08:23 UTC · Texico, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Texico, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Texico, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Texico, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
11:45 PM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
2:08 PM
Civil dusk
8:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Texico, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
11:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Texico, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Texico at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 88135

15-Day Forecast — Texico

  1. Sun96°65°27%
  2. Mon94°61°14%
  3. Tue93°71°14%
  4. Wed96°72°8%
  5. Thu96°72°29%
  6. Fri97°70°42%
  7. Sat93°70°42%
  8. Sun93°65°8%
  9. Mon97°72°5%
  10. Tue100°72°3%
  11. Wed103°73°8%
  12. Thu108°69°16%
  13. Fri98°68°15%
  14. Sat95°67°16%
  15. Sun94°66°16%

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 — Texico

SPC has placed Texico in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Texico

  • 88135

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.