San Cristobal, New Mexico Weather
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San Cristobal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle31%0.02″76°49°—
- TuesdayJun 16Mostly Clear——83°54°+7°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle—0.01″89°57°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——87°52°-2°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle19%0.02″84°55°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast13%—84°55°0°
- SundayJun 21Clear——83°54°-1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 5:52 AM
- Moonset
- 8:38 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
San Cristobal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — San Cristobal
- Mon77°49°31%
- Tue83°54°1%
- Wed89°57°1%
- Thu87°52°3%
- Fri84°55°19%
- Sat84°55°13%
- Sun83°54°2%
- Mon85°54°8%
- Tue85°52°15%
- Wed86°56°16%
- Thu88°58°26%
- Fri82°59°39%
- Sat83°55°39%
- Sun84°54°39%
- Mon78°53°39%
- Tue88°53°31%
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 — San Cristobal
SPC has placed San Cristobal 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 San Cristobal
- 87564