Picacho Hills, New Mexico Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Picacho Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle50%0.02″91°66°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——101°68°+10°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——102°78°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle——100°79°-2°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle10%—93°76°-7°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle——95°73°+2°
- SundayJun 21Mostly Clear——98°80°+3°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 6:13 AM
- Moonset
- 8:28 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The dry breath stills
Picacho Hills 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 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Picacho Hills
- Mon91°66°50%
- Tue101°68°4%
- Wed102°78°1%
- Thu100°79°2%
- Fri93°76°10%
- Sat95°73°4%
- Sun98°80°1%
- Mon100°80°3%
- Tue95°73°6%
- Wed92°73°9%
- Thu95°77°15%
- Fri91°76°25%
- Sat88°72°26%
- Sun92°75°30%
- Mon88°73°21%
- Tue90°75°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Picacho Hills
SPC has placed Picacho Hills in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Picacho Hills
- 88007