Ponderosa, New Mexico Weather
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Ponderosa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Light Drizzle12%0.01″85°59°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast16%—86°64°+1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——87°61°+1°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle—0.01″86°63°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle12%—89°63°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle15%0.06″90°63°+1°
- ThursdayJun 11Light Drizzle—0.05″75°61°-15°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.51 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.51
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:57 AM
- Moonset
- 4:26 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Heat hardens the dust
Ponderosa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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 5, 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 — Ponderosa
SPC has placed Ponderosa 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.