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La Cienega, New Mexico Weather

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

La Cienega, NM
Thursday, June 4 at 10:12 PM
82
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
15%
Wind
29 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
La Cienega, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLa Cienega, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 85°
La Cienega, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°49°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°54°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    16%
    0.30″
    85°58°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    88°58°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    88°63°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    10%
    89°65°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    84°63°-5°
La Cienega, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
295° · veering 166°
Direction
WNW
295°
Sustained
29
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 8
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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 8 · pk 34 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3024SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Steady wind from the wnw at 29 mph.
La Cienega, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
814.8
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 24.06 inHg
Now
814.8
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 810817
805810815820825-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW816.5810.2812.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
La Cienega, NM
Air quality
47
AQI
Moderate
+18 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 18 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
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
4.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 73
La Cienega, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
50%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
180.0mi
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
22:12 UTC ·La Cienega, 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
22:12 UTC ·La Cienega, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
La Cienega, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
La Cienega, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
La Cienega, NM
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
La Cienega, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:21 AM
Moonset
3:21 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
La Cienega, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

La Cienega at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 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 — La Cienega

SPC has placed La Cienega 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 La Cienega

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.