Winston, New Mexico Weather
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Winston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle29%—87°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast64%—90°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle56%0.01″89°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers52%0.15″92°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%—91°69°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—93°71°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——94°71°+1°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.62 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
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.62 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.62
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Winston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87943
16-Day Forecast — Winston
- Sun89°67°29%
- Mon90°67°64%
- Tue89°65°56%
- Wed92°66°52%
- Thu91°69°30%
- Fri93°71°17%
- Sat94°71°9%
- Sun90°69°9%
- Mon86°67°13%
- Tue86°66°15%
- Wed88°72°21%
- Thu89°68°16%
- Fri93°68°18%
- Sat96°71°22%
- Sun98°74°30%
- Mon96°75°43%
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 — Winston
SPC includes Winston 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 Winston
- 87943