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Waterflow, New Mexico Weather

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

Waterflow, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 7:58 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
18%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:00 AM
Sunset
2:36 PM
Waterflow, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaterflow, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 97°
Waterflow, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°55°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    96°65°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    96°70°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    99°70°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    99°70°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    100°71°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    103°69°+3°
Waterflow, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
096° · backing 67°
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 15
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 67° from the e.
Waterflow, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
845.9
+2.5 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 24.98 inHg
Now
845.9
mb
3h
+2.5
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 842853
835840845850855860-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW853.0841.6844.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Waterflow, NM
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 17.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
17.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 17.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.99
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Waterflow, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
162.7mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
13:58 UTC · Waterflow, 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
13:58 UTC · Waterflow, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Waterflow, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Waterflow, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Waterflow, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
12:00 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
2:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Waterflow, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Waterflow, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waterflow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 87421

16-Day Forecast — Waterflow

  1. Sun96°55°1%
  2. Mon96°65°2%
  3. Tue96°70°3%
  4. Wed99°70°4%
  5. Thu99°70°1%
  6. Fri100°71°0%
  7. Sat103°69°3%
  8. Sun105°75°7%
  9. Mon101°75°8%
  10. Tue99°74°9%
  11. Wed100°73°15%
  12. Thu101°74°27%
  13. Fri101°72°29%
  14. Sat105°73°29%
  15. Sun106°74°24%
  16. Mon103°72°30%

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 — Waterflow

SPC includes Waterflow 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 Waterflow

  • 87421
  • 87416

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.