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Folsom, New Mexico Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Folsom, NM
Tuesday, June 16 at 1:14 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
63%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Sunset
2:16 PM
Folsom, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFolsom, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 89°
Folsom, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Clear
    89°54°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    94°62°+5°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    78°56°-16°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Drizzle
    23%
    0.04″
    81°51°+3°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    14%
    91°60°+10°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    90°56°-1°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    29%
    78°51°-12°
Folsom, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
248° · backing 19°
Direction
WSW
248°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 22 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2614SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 19° from the wsw.
Folsom, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
803.0
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 23.71 inHg
Now
803.0
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-8.8
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 803813
795800805810815820-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW812.7803.0803.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Folsom, NM
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Folsom, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.8mi
UNLIMITED
124 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
07:14 UTC · Folsom, 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
07:14 UTC · Folsom, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Folsom, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Folsom, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Folsom, NM
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
2:16 PM
Civil dusk
8:48 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Folsom, NM
The moon
Waxing Crescent
2% illuminated
Moonrise
6:54 AM
Moonset
9:33 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Folsom, NM
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

weather
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Folsom at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Folsom

  1. Tue89°54°2%
  2. Wed94°62°9%
  3. Thu78°56°9%
  4. Fri81°51°23%
  5. Sat91°60°14%
  6. Sun90°56°5%
  7. Mon78°51°29%
  8. Tue84°55°35%
  9. Wed88°55°31%
  10. Thu89°60°24%
  11. Fri93°60°18%
  12. Sat93°65°24%
  13. Sun89°65°27%
  14. Mon86°64°29%
  15. Tue85°61°44%

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.

ZIP codes in Folsom

  • 88419

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.