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Medanales, New Mexico Weather

Heat hardens the dust. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Medanales, NM
Friday, June 5 at 9:38 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
45%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Medanales, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMedanales, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 91°
Medanales, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°55°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    14%
    90°59°-1°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    89°59°-1°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    88°60°-1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    92°57°+4°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.01″
    92°63°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    0.06″
    74°60°-18°
Medanales, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 96°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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 6 · pk 21 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 326SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 96° from the sse.
Medanales, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
818.2
+5.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 24.16 inHg
Now
818.2
mb
3h
+5.4
mb
12h
+2.2
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 817826
810815820825830-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW825.8817.0822.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Medanales, NM
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-18 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Medanales, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.6mi
UNLIMITED
177 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
09:38 UTC ·Medanales, 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
09:38 UTC ·Medanales, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Medanales, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Medanales, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Medanales, NM
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
2:50 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Medanales, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
5:57 AM
Moonset
4:23 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Medanales, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

insect
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Medanales at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (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 — Medanales

SPC has placed Medanales in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Medanales

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.