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Santa Fe, Texas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Santa Fe, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 9:28 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
82%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:25 AM
Sunset
3:23 PM
Santa Fe, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSanta Fe, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 90°
Santa Fe, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    90°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    91°77°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    16%
    93°76°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    94°77°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    94°77°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    94°78°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    92°77°-2°
Santa Fe, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 34°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 14 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the sw.
Santa Fe, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.3
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.3
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+2.2
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.31014.31016.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Santa Fe, TX
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.64
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Santa Fe, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.9mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
14:28 UTC · Santa Fe, TX · 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
14:28 UTC · Santa Fe, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Santa Fe, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Santa Fe, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Santa Fe, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:59 AM
Sunrise
1:25 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
3:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Santa Fe, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 PM
Moonset
10:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Santa Fe, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Santa Fe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 77510, 77517

16-Day Forecast — Santa Fe

  1. Sat90°78°5%
  2. Sun91°77°5%
  3. Mon93°76°16%
  4. Tue94°77°14%
  5. Wed94°77°3%
  6. Thu94°78°2%
  7. Fri92°77°4%
  8. Sat92°78°9%
  9. Sun92°78°18%
  10. Mon96°76°15%
  11. Tue99°77°12%
  12. Wed98°79°29%
  13. Thu89°78°24%
  14. Fri87°76°23%
  15. Sat91°80°26%
  16. Sun92°79°26%

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 — Santa Fe

SPC includes Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe

  • 77517
  • 77510

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.