Kirtland, New Mexico Weather
The first anvil tops. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kirtland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Mostly Clear——97°60°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——96°64°-1°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——95°63°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——92°67°-3°
- SundayJun 21Clear——91°60°-1°
- MondayJun 22Clear——94°61°+3°
- TuesdayJun 23Clear——96°62°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 8:28 AM
- Moonset
- 10:42 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The first anvil tops
Kirtland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 Kirtland
- 87417