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Sandia Heights, New Mexico Weather

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Sandia Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sandia Heights, NM
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:02 PM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
24%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Sandia Heights, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSandia Heights, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 85°
Sandia Heights, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    21%
    82°60°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°57°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    11%
    88°63°+2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    86°63°-2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    89°61°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    89°64°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    15%
    92°63°+3°
Sandia Heights, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · veering 129°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 13
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 13 · pk 45 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3012SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sandia Heights, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
816.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 24.12 inHg
Now
816.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 816820
810815820825-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW820.3815.5816.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sandia Heights, NM
Air quality
42
AQI
Moderate
+15 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
3.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 61
Sandia Heights, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
21%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
143.1mi
UNLIMITED
164 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
22:02 UTC ·Sandia Heights, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:02 UTC ·Sandia Heights, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sandia Heights, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sandia Heights, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sandia Heights, NM
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sandia Heights, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:43 AM
Moonset
2:23 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Sandia Heights, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

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Sandia Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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 — Sandia Heights

SPC has placed Sandia Heights in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • 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.

ZIP codes in Sandia Heights

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.