La Luz, New Mexico Weather
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La Luz weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Rain25%0.05″85°60°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Drizzle21%0.02″82°60°-3°
- FridayJun 5Rain66%0.23″82°64°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle16%—84°66°+2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——92°70°+8°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——94°74°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle14%0.05″93°72°-1°
Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 7.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 36.6 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.19 fine-to-coarse ratio under 13 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.19
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- blown dust
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:34 AM
- Moonset
- 2:28 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
La Luz at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 84°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 5 (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 3, 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 Luz
SPC has placed La Luz 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.