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Farmington, New Mexico Weather

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

Farmington, NM
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:52 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
7%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Farmington, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFarmington, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 91°
Farmington, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    91°61°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    91°59°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    92°59°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    92°62°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    89°61°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    89°65°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    94°57°+5°
Farmington, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
292° · backing 169°
Direction
WNW
292°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 20 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Farmington, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
834.4
-3.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.64 inHg
Now
834.4
mb
3h
-3.2
mb
12h
-9.0
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 830839
825830835840845-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW839.0830.0830.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Farmington, NM
Air quality
48
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 14 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.

PM 2.5Good
1.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
2.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 68
Farmington, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
23:52 UTC ·Farmington, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:52 UTC ·Farmington, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Farmington, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Farmington, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Farmington, NM
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:25 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Farmington, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:54 AM
Moonset
2:25 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Farmington, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

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Farmington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (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 3, 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 — Farmington

SPC has placed Farmington in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Farmington

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.