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Malaga, New Mexico Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Malaga, NM
Thursday, June 4 at 10:49 AM
68
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
77%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Malaga, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMalaga, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 90°
Malaga, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.01″
    90°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    19%
    85°64°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    92°72°+7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    100°72°+8°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    103°76°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    97°77°-6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    16%
    97°75°
Malaga, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
039° · backing 155°
Direction
NE
039°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 19 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 227SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Malaga, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
912.0
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 26.93 inHg
Now
912.0
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 912917
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW916.9911.6913.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Malaga, NM
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6h

PM2.5 at 17.0 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
17.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
21μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 17.0 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Malaga, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
48%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.1mi
UNLIMITED
107 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
10:49 UTC ·Malaga, 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
10:49 UTC ·Malaga, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Malaga, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Malaga, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Malaga, NM
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:23 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Malaga, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
5:03 AM
Moonset
3:21 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Malaga, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malaga at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (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 — Malaga

SPC has placed Malaga 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 Malaga

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.