La Union, New Mexico Weather
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La Union weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——100°72°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——104°73°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18Showers—0.22″100°74°-4°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——97°77°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——99°79°+2°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——98°81°-1°
- MondayJun 22Partly Cloudy——98°78°0°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
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 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 9.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.50
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
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- Moonrise
- 7:22 AM
- Moonset
- 9:28 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The first anvil tops
La Union at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — La Union
- Tue100°72°1%
- Wed104°73°2%
- Thu100°74°5%
- Fri97°77°5%
- Sat99°79°2%
- Sun98°81°0%
- Mon98°78°1%
- Tue98°73°5%
- Wed96°75°5%
- Thu101°82°7%
- Fri105°81°7%
- Sat103°80°8%
- Sun97°75°13%
- Mon78°69°17%
- Tue92°70°25%
- Wed92°72°30%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 Union
SPC has placed La Union 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 La Union
- 88021