Quemado, New Mexico Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Quemado weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——84°56°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——88°57°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——87°61°-1°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle21%—88°63°+1°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle21%—86°61°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——84°59°-2°
- SundayJun 21Clear——86°57°+2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 32.1 µg/m³ (AQI 94) with a 0.95 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 during the projected peak around 2 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 32.1 µg/m³ (AQI 94) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 6:12 AM
- Moonset
- 8:42 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
The dry breath stills
Quemado at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Quemado
- Mon84°56°2%
- Tue88°57°1%
- Wed87°61°1%
- Thu88°63°21%
- Fri86°61°21%
- Sat84°59°2%
- Sun86°57°2%
- Mon88°54°1%
- Tue89°58°4%
- Wed90°62°7%
- Thu88°63°15%
- Fri82°63°32%
- Sat79°60°32%
- Sun77°61°32%
- Mon83°61°32%
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 — Quemado
SPC has placed Quemado 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 Quemado
- 87829