Vaughn, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vaughn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle20%0.01″89°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast29%—93°58°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle36%—91°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle36%0.02″93°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—97°68°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—96°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear10%—90°65°-6°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Vaughn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88353
16-Day Forecast — Vaughn
- Sun87°63°20%
- Mon93°58°29%
- Tue91°65°36%
- Wed93°68°36%
- Thu97°68°30%
- Fri96°67°19%
- Sat90°65°10%
- Sun91°69°8%
- Mon87°67°4%
- Tue87°66°6%
- Wed91°68°13%
- Thu94°68°18%
- Fri99°71°21%
- Sat100°73°23%
- Sun102°75°27%
- Mon99°74°36%
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 — Vaughn
SPC includes Vaughn 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 Vaughn
- 88353