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Gallup, New Mexico Weather

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

Gallup, NM
Friday, June 5 at 12:14 AM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
11%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Gallup, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGallup, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 88°
Gallup, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°53°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    87°52°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    83°58°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    85°59°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    87°56°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    79°61°-8°
Gallup, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 40°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 8
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 33 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1912SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 40° from the sw.
Gallup, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
800.3
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 23.63 inHg
Now
800.3
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-7.9
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 793804
785790795800805810-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW804.3793.0796.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Gallup, NM
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
+23 in 6hPeak ~67 @ 2 AM

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
1.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 71
Gallup, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
92%
OVERCAST
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
00:14 UTC ·Gallup, 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
00:14 UTC ·Gallup, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Gallup, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gallup, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gallup, NM
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
2:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Gallup, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
6:06 AM
Moonset
4:35 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Gallup, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gallup at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (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 5, 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 — Gallup

SPC has placed Gallup in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Gallup

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.