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Twin Forks, New Mexico Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Twin Forks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Twin Forks, NM
Saturday, July 4 at 9:54 PM
67
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
29%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:59 PM
Sunset
2:14 PM
Twin Forks, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTwin Forks, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 58°H 71°
Twin Forks, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    30%
    82°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    34%
    0.23″
    71°58°-11°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    0.22″
    77°53°+6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    62%
    77°56°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    68%
    0.17″
    76°59°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    81°59°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    52%
    0.25″
    80°59°-1°
Twin Forks, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 5°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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 9 · pk 26 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 278SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Twin Forks, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
761.4
-2.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 22.48 inHg
Now
761.4
mb
3h
-2.6
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 758768
750755760765770775-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW767.5758.2760.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Twin Forks, NM
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39. 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
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Twin Forks, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
30%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
125.6mi
UNLIMITED
179 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
03:54 UTC · Twin Forks, 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
03:54 UTC · Twin Forks, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Twin Forks, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Twin Forks, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Twin Forks, NM
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
11:59 PM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
2:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Twin Forks, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Twin Forks, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Twin Forks at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Twin Forks

  1. Sat82°61°30%
  2. Sun71°58°34%
  3. Mon77°53°76%
  4. Tue77°56°62%
  5. Wed76°59°68%
  6. Thu81°59°48%
  7. Fri80°59°52%
  8. Sat76°58°38%
  9. Sun71°56°23%
  10. Mon65°51°23%
  11. Tue66°51°34%
  12. Wed77°51°25%
  13. Thu85°58°16%
  14. Fri85°63°20%
  15. Sat83°62°23%
  16. Sun80°58°26%

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 — Twin Forks

SPC includes Twin Forks 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 Twin Forks

  • 88317
  • 88339

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.