Homestead, New Mexico Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Homestead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——80°52°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——85°60°+5°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——84°63°-1°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle32%0.02″85°62°+1°
- FridayJun 19Heavy Drizzle29%0.07″83°60°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——83°60°0°
- SundayJun 21Mostly Clear——84°60°+1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 14.9 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 14.9 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 6:10 AM
- Moonset
- 8:39 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The dry breath stills
Homestead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 26°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Homestead
- Mon80°52°5%
- Tue85°60°1%
- Wed84°63°0%
- Thu85°62°32%
- Fri83°60°29%
- Sat83°60°4%
- Sun84°60°3%
- Mon83°59°3%
- Tue80°59°9%
- Wed84°56°11%
- Thu85°62°18%
- Fri75°64°23%
- Sat81°60°32%
- Sun82°58°32%
- Mon83°59°38%
- Tue81°60°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Homestead
SPC has placed Homestead in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Homestead
- 87821