Tucumcari, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tucumcari weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—99°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—98°63°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—95°75°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Rain18%0.09″101°73°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%—100°73°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—97°73°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle22%—98°71°+1°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Tucumcari at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88401
15-Day Forecast — Tucumcari
- Sun99°65°21%
- Mon98°63°13%
- Tue95°75°13%
- Wed101°73°18%
- Thu100°73°34%
- Fri97°73°34%
- Sat98°71°22%
- Sun97°70°5%
- Mon100°77°3%
- Tue104°78°3%
- Wed106°79°12%
- Thu107°78°19%
- Fri98°74°14%
- Sat98°72°17%
- Sun99°75°20%
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 — Tucumcari
SPC has placed Tucumcari 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 Tucumcari
- 88401