Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico Weather
Verdant eruption. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tierra Amarilla weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast——85°56°—
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle26%0.02″86°62°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle13%—91°54°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——90°55°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——91°57°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——95°58°+4°
- SundayJul 12Overcast——93°57°-2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 12:27 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Verdant eruption
Tierra Amarilla at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 87575
15-Day Forecast — Tierra Amarilla
- Mon85°56°8%
- Tue86°62°26%
- Wed91°54°13%
- Thu90°55°7%
- Fri91°57°6%
- Sat95°58°7%
- Sun93°57°8%
- Mon82°54°16%
- Tue78°54°17%
- Wed83°54°28%
- Thu87°56°37%
- Fri90°58°48%
- Sat91°59°63%
- Sun89°61°65%
- Mon90°57°55%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Tierra Amarilla
SPC includes Tierra Amarilla 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 Tierra Amarilla
- 87575