Truchas, New Mexico Weather
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Truchas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle42%0.01″77°51°—
- TuesdayJun 16Clear——81°57°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——87°59°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——86°58°-1°
- FridayJun 19Overcast13%—83°56°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast12%—83°58°0°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——82°58°-1°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 5 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 5:55 AM
- Moonset
- 8:37 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Truchas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 28°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Truchas
- Mon77°51°42%
- Tue81°57°1%
- Wed87°59°0%
- Thu86°58°3%
- Fri83°56°13%
- Sat83°58°12%
- Sun82°58°6%
- Mon83°56°10%
- Tue79°56°16%
- Wed80°55°13%
- Thu82°58°20%
- Fri79°57°42%
- Sat75°57°45%
- Sun64°56°35%
- Mon73°54°35%
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 — Truchas
SPC has placed Truchas 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 Truchas
- 87578