Prewitt, New Mexico Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prewitt weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle—0.02″82°55°—
- TuesdayJun 16Clear——89°58°+7°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——91°62°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle——89°65°-2°
- FridayJun 19Overcast12%—87°60°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——85°56°-2°
- SundayJun 21Clear——85°51°0°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
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 53 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
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
- 6:07 AM
- Moonset
- 8:44 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The dry breath stills
Prewitt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Prewitt
- Mon83°55°4%
- Tue89°58°0%
- Wed91°62°0%
- Thu89°65°7%
- Fri87°60°12%
- Sat85°56°3%
- Sun85°51°2%
- Mon86°52°1%
- Tue89°54°3%
- Wed92°56°3%
- Thu93°59°7%
- Fri94°63°22%
- Sat93°64°23%
- Sun92°58°28%
- Mon95°57°29%
- Tue94°60°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 — Prewitt
SPC has placed Prewitt 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 Prewitt
- 87045