McIntosh, New Mexico Weather
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McIntosh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Rain15%0.13″84°50°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast31%—87°52°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle28%0.02″84°57°-3°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——87°60°+3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——90°65°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy——91°64°+1°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle——85°62°-6°
Ozone at AQI 31. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:19 AM
- Moonset
- 3:23 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
McIntosh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 28°F below 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 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 — McIntosh
SPC has placed McIntosh 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.