Truchas, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Truchas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——81°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—86°59°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle37%—86°59°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle37%—86°56°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—88°60°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—88°61°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast18%—85°58°-3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.61
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Truchas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87578
16-Day Forecast — Truchas
- Sun80°58°2%
- Mon86°59°15%
- Tue86°59°37%
- Wed86°56°37%
- Thu88°60°14%
- Fri88°61°18%
- Sat85°58°18%
- Sun92°61°11%
- Mon88°60°14%
- Tue87°59°24%
- Wed89°60°27%
- Thu90°60°40%
- Fri92°63°39%
- Sat88°63°51%
- Sun93°63°60%
- Mon88°63°61%
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 — Truchas
SPC includes Truchas 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 Truchas
- 87578