Valencia, New Mexico Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Valencia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Drizzle36%0.02″91°60°—
- TuesdayJun 16Clear——99°59°+8°
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——99°72°0°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle——96°73°-3°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle—0.02″96°67°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——95°71°-1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——93°72°-2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 15.5 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.5 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 6:03 AM
- Moonset
- 8:36 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
The dry breath stills
Valencia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Valencia
- Mon91°60°36%
- Tue99°59°0%
- Wed99°72°0%
- Thu96°73°3%
- Fri96°67°7%
- Sat95°71°7%
- Sun93°72°2%
- Mon96°68°2%
- Tue95°66°5%
- Wed96°67°7%
- Thu99°74°16%
- Fri94°73°35%
- Sat85°71°39%
- Sun77°67°32%
- Mon86°68°29%
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 — Valencia
SPC has placed Valencia 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 Valencia
- 87031