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Highland Meadows, New Mexico Weather

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

Highland Meadows, NM
Friday, June 5 at 2:42 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
23%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Highland Meadows, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHighland Meadows, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 92°
Highland Meadows, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    10%
    86°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    92°55°+6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    91°63°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    10%
    91°63°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    91°64°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    95°63°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    13%
    0.07″
    78°65°-17°
Highland Meadows, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
177° · veering 42°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 5:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4313SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 42° from the s.
Highland Meadows, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
830.9
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.54 inHg
Now
830.9
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-8.0
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 828836
820825830835840845-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW836.3827.8827.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Highland Meadows, NM
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
+16 in 6h

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

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
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 12
Highland Meadows, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
148.0mi
UNLIMITED
182 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
02:42 UTC ·Highland Meadows, 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
02:42 UTC ·Highland Meadows, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Highland Meadows, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Highland Meadows, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Highland Meadows, NM
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:27 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Highland Meadows, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
5:58 AM
Moonset
4:30 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Highland Meadows, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Highland Meadows at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (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 — Highland Meadows

SPC has placed Highland Meadows 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.

ZIP codes in Highland Meadows

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.