White Sands, New Mexico Weather
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White Sands weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——102°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle27%0.04″96°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle21%—95°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle21%—95°75°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle——95°75°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—99°77°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy19%—100°75°+1°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 4.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
White Sands at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — White Sands
- Sat102°76°2%
- Sun96°69°27%
- Mon95°67°21%
- Tue95°75°21%
- Wed95°75°9%
- Thu99°77°19%
- Fri100°75°19%
- Sat95°74°12%
- Sun93°77°12%
- Mon95°74°10%
- Tue96°76°9%
- Wed90°73°13%
- Thu89°72°19%
- Fri90°70°16%
- Sat96°76°18%
- Sun88°72°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — White Sands
SPC includes White Sands 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 White Sands
- 88002