Tularosa, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tularosa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle28%0.02″96°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—97°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle21%—94°72°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——96°77°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle10%—98°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—99°79°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle36%0.04″93°74°-6°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38), ratio 0.48 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 (AQI 38), ratio 0.48 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.48
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Tularosa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88352
15-Day Forecast — Tularosa
- Sun96°73°28%
- Mon97°69°16%
- Tue94°72°21%
- Wed96°77°7%
- Thu98°76°10%
- Fri99°79°16%
- Sat93°74°36%
- Sun93°73°22%
- Mon97°74°20%
- Tue98°75°30%
- Wed100°75°17%
- Thu102°79°18%
- Fri91°77°19%
- Sat97°74°13%
- Sun96°73°18%
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 — Tularosa
SPC includes Tularosa 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 Tularosa
- 88352