Columbus, New Mexico Weather
The first anvil tops. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle38%0.02″93°66°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——100°68°+7°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——101°80°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——98°78°-3°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——99°75°+1°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——98°77°-1°
- SundayJun 21Clear——98°76°0°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
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 38 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33), ratio 0.55 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.55
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:27 AM
- Moonset
- 9:31 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The first anvil tops
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Columbus
- Mon93°66°38%
- Tue100°68°3%
- Wed101°80°2%
- Thu98°78°2%
- Fri99°75°3%
- Sat98°77°3%
- Sun98°76°1%
- Mon100°75°1%
- Tue103°78°3%
- Wed100°78°4%
- Thu100°76°8%
- Fri101°80°12%
- Sat91°75°15%
- Sun98°73°23%
- Mon105°81°26%
- Tue100°82°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Columbus
SPC has placed Columbus in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Columbus
- 88029