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Moriarty, New Mexico Weather

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

Moriarty, NM
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:44 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
28%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Moriarty, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMoriarty, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 84°
Moriarty, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Drizzle
    37%
    0.09″
    80°50°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°49°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    19%
    88°53°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Rain
    41%
    0.52″
    84°57°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    87°59°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    86°65°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    20%
    89°63°+3°
Moriarty, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
172° · veering 54°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 37 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 225SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 54° from the s.
Moriarty, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
815.8
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 24.09 inHg
Now
815.8
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 812819
805810815820825-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW818.6811.5814.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Moriarty, NM
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
5.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 49
Moriarty, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
130.9mi
UNLIMITED
172 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
21:44 UTC ·Moriarty, 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
21:44 UTC ·Moriarty, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Moriarty, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Moriarty, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Moriarty, NM
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:23 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Moriarty, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:40 AM
Moonset
2:22 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Moriarty, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

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Moriarty at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 17 (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 3, 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 — Moriarty

SPC has placed Moriarty 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 Moriarty

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.