Pojoaque, New Mexico Weather
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Pojoaque weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast——97°61°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast——101°70°+4°
- TuesdayAug 4Light Drizzle22%—97°72°-4°
- WednesdayAug 5Showers15%0.21″95°70°-2°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast15%—94°69°-1°
- FridayAug 7Light Drizzle10%0.01″96°63°+2°
- SaturdayAug 8Overcast13%—89°64°-7°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:48 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon exhales
Pojoaque at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
16-Day Forecast — Pojoaque
- Sun97°61°3%
- Mon101°70°4%
- Tue97°72°22%
- Wed95°70°15%
- Thu94°69°15%
- Fri96°63°10%
- Sat89°64°13%
- Sun95°66°22%
- Mon91°63°23%
- Tue91°64°25%
- Wed91°65°35%
- Thu83°64°51%
- Fri88°65°52%
- Sat89°66°51%
- Sun93°66°52%
- Mon94°69°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Pojoaque
SPC includes Pojoaque in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- 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.
Sun & seasons in Pojoaque
Pojoaque sits in Santa Fe County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 36m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 43m — a swing of +4h 53m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Albuquerque, the state’s largest city, lies about 65 miles to the SSW. The nearest town Pojoaque tracks is Albuquerque, roughly 65 miles to the SSW.
Air quality in Pojoaque’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 44). See the full air-quality history for Pojoaque.
ZIP codes in Pojoaque
- 87506