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Cloudcroft, New Mexico Weather

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

Cloudcroft, NM
Monday, June 15 at 3:36 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
88%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
11:54 PM
Sunset
2:12 PM
Cloudcroft, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCloudcroft, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 49°H 69°
Cloudcroft, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    23%
    69°49°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    77°51°+8°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    79°58°+2°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Heavy Showers
    20%
    1.2″
    79°52°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    67%
    71°50°-8°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    74°53°+3°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    76°57°+2°
Cloudcroft, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
279° · backing 157°
Direction
W
279°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
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 9 · pk 25 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 216SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 157° from the w.
Cloudcroft, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
743.3
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 21.95 inHg
Now
743.3
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 741747
735740745750755-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW747.4740.5743.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cloudcroft, NM
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Cloudcroft, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.6mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
09:36 UTC · Cloudcroft, NM · 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
09:36 UTC · Cloudcroft, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cloudcroft, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cloudcroft, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cloudcroft, NM
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
11:54 PM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
2:12 PM
Civil dusk
8:42 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Cloudcroft, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
6:05 AM
Moonset
8:25 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cloudcroft, NM
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cloudcroft at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 32°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Cloudcroft

  1. Mon69°49°23%
  2. Tue77°51°7%
  3. Wed79°58°0%
  4. Thu79°52°20%
  5. Fri71°50°67%
  6. Sat74°53°15%
  7. Sun76°57°4%
  8. Mon74°54°15%
  9. Tue72°51°36%
  10. Wed72°51°42%
  11. Thu73°53°26%
  12. Fri63°52°26%
  13. Sat68°54°26%
  14. Sun68°53°28%
  15. Mon72°53°29%

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 — Cloudcroft

SPC has placed Cloudcroft 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 Cloudcroft

  • 88317

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.