Chaparral, New Mexico Weather
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Chaparral weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Heavy Drizzle69%0.11″86°61°—
- FridayJun 5Light Rain19%0.10″86°64°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast20%—91°60°+5°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——95°74°+4°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——97°78°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——97°79°0°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle——97°78°0°
Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 6.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- 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
- 5:13 AM
- Moonset
- 3:32 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Heat hardens the dust
Chaparral at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 84°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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 — Chaparral
SPC has placed Chaparral in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- 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.