Loving, New Mexico Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Loving weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Drizzle35%0.02″100°67°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——111°71°+11°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm22%—100°83°-11°
- FridayJun 19Showers28%—92°73°-8°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm13%—98°79°+6°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——103°78°+5°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle——101°79°-2°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 35.3 µg/m³ (AQI 100) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 during the projected peak around 4 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 35.3 µg/m³ (AQI 100) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:10 AM
- Moonset
- 9:18 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Loving at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Loving
- Tue101°67°35%
- Wed111°71°0%
- Thu100°83°22%
- Fri92°73°28%
- Sat98°79°13%
- Sun103°78°3%
- Mon101°79°4%
- Tue94°76°12%
- Wed89°72°8%
- Thu92°70°6%
- Fri98°71°6%
- Sat100°76°10%
- Sun98°77°12%
- Mon96°75°13%
- Tue90°76°11%
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 — Loving
SPC has placed Loving in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Loving
- 88256