Ventura, New Mexico Weather
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Ventura weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle18%—99°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—99°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle20%—98°76°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°78°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—100°77°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—100°75°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle26%—101°74°+1°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 18.4 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.4 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Ventura at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Ventura
- Sun99°72°18%
- Mon99°73°20%
- Tue98°76°20%
- Wed99°78°9%
- Thu100°77°16%
- Fri100°75°16%
- Sat101°74°26%
- Sun93°78°26%
- Mon96°76°11%
- Tue97°76°16%
- Wed100°78°21%
- Thu104°79°23%
- Fri96°81°19%
- Sat101°74°14%
- Sun98°77°11%
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 — Ventura
SPC includes Ventura 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 Ventura
- 88030