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Gallup, New Mexico Weather

The first anvil tops. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gallup weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Gallup, NM
Wednesday, June 17 at 1:22 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
19%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
11:59 PM
Sunset
2:32 PM
Gallup, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGallup, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 91°
Gallup, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    91°59°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    91°60°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    88°60°-3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Partly Cloudy
    86°59°-2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    86°54°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Clear
    87°54°+1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Clear
    90°56°+3°
Gallup, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
221° · veering 16°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 22 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3910SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the sw.
Gallup, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
792.8
-2.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 23.41 inHg
Now
792.8
mb
3h
-2.6
mb
12h
-12.0
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 793805
785790795800805810-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW805.4792.5792.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Gallup, NM
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14
Gallup, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
173.7mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:22 UTC · Gallup, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:22 UTC · Gallup, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gallup, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gallup, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gallup, NM
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
11:59 PM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
2:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Gallup, NM
The moon
Waxing Crescent
7% illuminated
Moonrise
8:33 AM
Moonset
10:40 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Gallup, NM
Microseason
Jun 16–20

The first anvil tops

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gallup at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Gallup

  1. Wed92°59°2%
  2. Thu91°60°4%
  3. Fri88°60°4%
  4. Sat86°59°0%
  5. Sun86°54°0%
  6. Mon87°54°0%
  7. Tue90°56°1%
  8. Wed90°58°2%
  9. Thu91°59°2%
  10. Fri93°59°3%
  11. Sat91°60°8%
  12. Sun93°56°12%
  13. Mon96°63°13%
  14. Tue97°64°17%
  15. Wed98°66°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Gallup

  • 87301

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.