Thoreau, New Mexico Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Thoreau weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle—0.02″82°55°—
- TuesdayJun 16Clear——87°62°+5°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——89°60°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle——88°61°-1°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——85°59°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——84°54°-1°
- SundayJun 21Clear——83°52°-1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 9.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 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 51 now. With UV 9.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 9.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
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
- 8:45 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The dry breath stills
Thoreau at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Thoreau
- Mon82°55°8%
- Tue87°62°0%
- Wed89°60°0%
- Thu88°61°7%
- Fri85°59°9%
- Sat84°54°3%
- Sun83°52°2%
- Mon85°51°1%
- Tue87°53°2%
- Wed91°56°3%
- Thu92°58°7%
- Fri92°63°22%
- Sat92°63°23%
- Sun90°58°28%
- Mon95°56°29%
- Tue96°57°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 — Thoreau
SPC has placed Thoreau 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 Thoreau
- 87323