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Costilla, New Mexico Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Costilla, NM
Tuesday, June 16 at 9:23 PM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
12%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Sunset
2:23 PM
Costilla, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCostilla, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 88°
Costilla, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Clear
    84°46°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    88°61°+4°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    87°52°-1°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    0.01″
    86°56°-1°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    10%
    84°57°-2°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    84°49°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    84°48°
Costilla, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
296° · veering 86°
Direction
WNW
296°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
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 7 · pk 25 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 278SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 86° from the wnw.
Costilla, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
762.1
-3.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 22.50 inHg
Now
762.1
mb
3h
-3.1
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 761770
755760765770775-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW770.0761.1762.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Costilla, NM
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 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
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10
Costilla, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
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
03:23 UTC · Costilla, 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
03:23 UTC · Costilla, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Costilla, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Costilla, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Costilla, NM
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
2:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Costilla, NM
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
8:15 AM
Moonset
10:31 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Costilla, NM
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Costilla at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Costilla

  1. Tue84°46°0%
  2. Wed88°61°5%
  3. Thu87°52°5%
  4. Fri86°56°10%
  5. Sat84°57°10%
  6. Sun84°49°1%
  7. Mon84°48°6%
  8. Tue78°47°13%
  9. Wed80°52°9%
  10. Thu89°52°10%
  11. Fri86°58°12%
  12. Sat85°58°20%
  13. Sun86°57°19%
  14. Mon87°57°26%
  15. Tue85°55°30%
  16. Wed88°52°35%

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 Costilla

  • 87524

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.