San Rafael, New Mexico Weather
The first anvil tops. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
San Rafael weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Overcast——92°67°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——90°66°-2°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——88°64°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——87°61°-1°
- SundayJun 21Clear——88°60°+1°
- MondayJun 22Clear——89°59°+1°
- TuesdayJun 23Partly Cloudy——92°59°+3°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
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 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
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
- 8:31 AM
- Moonset
- 10:35 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The first anvil tops
San Rafael at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — San Rafael
- Wed92°67°2%
- Thu90°66°8%
- Fri88°64°8%
- Sat87°61°0%
- Sun88°60°0%
- Mon89°59°0%
- Tue92°59°4%
- Wed92°58°8%
- Thu91°64°5%
- Fri92°67°10%
- Sat92°64°11%
- Sun92°59°19%
- Mon96°63°19%
- Tue97°65°24%
- Wed96°65°28%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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.
ZIP codes in San Rafael
- 87020
- 87051