Watrous, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watrous weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle22%0.02″86°56°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—92°54°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle55%—90°61°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle38%—93°60°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle30%—92°61°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast46%—89°62°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy13%—92°60°+3°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
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
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Watrous at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87753
16-Day Forecast — Watrous
- Sun86°55°22%
- Mon92°54°13%
- Tue90°61°55%
- Wed93°60°38%
- Thu92°61°30%
- Fri89°62°46%
- Sat92°60°13%
- Sun92°63°7%
- Mon90°64°7%
- Tue89°62°14%
- Wed92°63°18%
- Thu95°63°35%
- Fri100°65°35%
- Sat101°68°57%
- Sun100°65°58%
- Mon98°64°52%
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 — Watrous
SPC has placed Watrous in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Watrous
- 87753