Golden, New Mexico Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Golden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——82°51°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast13%—83°56°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle19%—82°56°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——85°56°+3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——86°60°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast10%—88°63°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Showers10%0.19″83°58°-5°
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.45
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:21 AM
- Moonset
- 3:23 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
Golden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 28°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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 4, 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 — Golden
SPC has placed Golden in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.