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Los Lunas, New Mexico Weather

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Los Lunas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Los Lunas, NM
Friday, June 5 at 1:46 AM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
19%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Los Lunas, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLos Lunas, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 92°
Los Lunas, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    88°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    13%
    92°60°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    91°64°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    16%
    95°63°+4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    95°68°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    97°66°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    0.08″
    83°65°-14°
Los Lunas, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 176°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 18 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 227SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Los Lunas, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
845.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 24.97 inHg
Now
845.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-5.8
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 844850
835840845850855-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW849.9843.8843.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Los Lunas, NM
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+18 in 6hPeak ~60 @ 3 AM

Ozone at AQI 63 now. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15
Los Lunas, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
182.9mi
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
01:46 UTC ·Los Lunas, 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
01:46 UTC ·Los Lunas, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Los Lunas, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Los Lunas, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Los Lunas, NM
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:26 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Los Lunas, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:56 AM
Moonset
4:28 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Los Lunas, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Los Lunas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (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 5, 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 — Los Lunas

SPC has placed Los Lunas 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 Los Lunas

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.