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Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Weather

The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Truth or Consequences weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Truth or Consequences, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 6:34 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
28%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:05 AM
Sunset
2:21 PM
Truth or Consequences, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTruth or Consequences, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 74°H 98°
Truth or Consequences, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.01″
    98°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    16%
    99°72°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    16%
    97°72°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    98°74°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    101°74°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    103°77°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    12%
    102°77°-1°
Truth or Consequences, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
020° · veering 70°
Direction
NNE
020°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
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 6 · pk 13 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 305SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Truth or Consequences, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
865.6
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 25.56 inHg
Now
865.6
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 864869
855860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW869.4863.7865.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Truth or Consequences, NM
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33. 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
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Truth or Consequences, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
135.8mi
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
12:34 UTC · Truth or Consequences, 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
12:34 UTC · Truth or Consequences, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Truth or Consequences, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Truth or Consequences, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Truth or Consequences, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
12:05 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
2:21 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Truth or Consequences, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Truth or Consequences, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Truth or Consequences at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 87901

16-Day Forecast — Truth or Consequences

  1. Sun98°74°24%
  2. Mon99°72°16%
  3. Tue97°72°16%
  4. Wed98°74°7%
  5. Thu101°74°7%
  6. Fri103°77°9%
  7. Sat102°77°12%
  8. Sun100°78°12%
  9. Mon95°74°8%
  10. Tue95°75°14%
  11. Wed97°81°14%
  12. Thu99°75°17%
  13. Fri102°76°17%
  14. Sat104°79°19%
  15. Sun106°78°23%
  16. Mon105°80°44%

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 — Truth or Consequences

SPC includes Truth or Consequences 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 Truth or Consequences

  • 87901
  • 87935

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.