Upper Fruitland, New Mexico Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Upper Fruitland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Mostly Clear——91°61°—
- TuesdayJun 16Clear——95°62°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Partly Cloudy——97°67°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——97°67°0°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——96°64°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——94°68°-2°
- SundayJun 21Clear——91°61°-3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 6:02 AM
- Moonset
- 8:50 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
The dry breath stills
Upper Fruitland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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.
15-Day Forecast — Upper Fruitland
- Mon91°61°1%
- Tue95°62°0%
- Wed97°67°0%
- Thu97°67°0%
- Fri96°64°0%
- Sat94°68°1%
- Sun91°61°1%
- Mon94°61°0%
- Tue97°64°1%
- Wed97°66°1%
- Thu95°68°5%
- Fri95°71°10%
- Sat89°69°10%
- Sun90°66°14%
- Mon89°72°17%
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 — Upper Fruitland
SPC has placed Upper Fruitland 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 Upper Fruitland
- 87401
- 87416