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Thoreau, New Mexico Weather

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

Thoreau, NM
Thursday, June 4 at 12:41 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
19%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Thoreau, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastThoreau, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 83°
Thoreau, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Drizzle
    32%
    0.04″
    79°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°51°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°60°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    85°56°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    81°58°-4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    84°55°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    26%
    87°58°+3°
Thoreau, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · veering 74°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 26 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2120SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Thoreau, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
784.9
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 23.18 inHg
Now
784.9
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-7.5
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 781789
775780785790795-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW788.8781.1781.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Thoreau, NM
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+12 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
1.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 60
Thoreau, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
160.0mi
UNLIMITED
181 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
00:41 UTC ·Thoreau, 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
00:41 UTC ·Thoreau, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Thoreau, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Thoreau, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Thoreau, NM
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
2:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Thoreau, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:30 AM
Moonset
3:31 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Thoreau, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Thoreau at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (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 4, 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 — Thoreau

SPC has placed Thoreau 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 Thoreau

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.