Chamita, New Mexico Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chamita weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle40%0.02″89°57°—
- TuesdayJun 16Clear——93°59°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——97°63°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18Mostly Clear——97°65°0°
- FridayJun 19Overcast16%—93°61°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Partly Cloudy11%—93°64°0°
- SundayJun 21Partly Cloudy——94°64°+1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 43 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:56 AM
- Moonset
- 8:38 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The dry breath stills
Chamita at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Chamita
- Mon89°57°40%
- Tue93°59°0%
- Wed97°63°0%
- Thu97°65°2%
- Fri93°61°16%
- Sat93°64°11%
- Sun94°64°1%
- Mon95°61°3%
- Tue91°62°11%
- Wed95°62°7%
- Thu97°67°10%
- Fri90°68°22%
- Sat93°63°24%
- Sun96°61°31%
- Mon87°61°32%
- Tue96°61°30%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Chamita
SPC has placed Chamita in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Chamita
- 87566