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Los Alamos, New Mexico Weather

Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Los Alamos, NM
Thursday, June 4 at 6:08 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
34%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Los Alamos, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLos Alamos, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 80°
Los Alamos, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    77°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°58°+8°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    36%
    0.06″
    80°60°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    10%
    82°59°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    82°64°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    19%
    86°66°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.01″
    81°60°-5°
Los Alamos, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · backing 105°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 27 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1511SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 105° from the se.
Los Alamos, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
784.6
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 23.17 inHg
Now
784.6
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 778785
770775780785790-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW784.6778.4780.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Los Alamos, NM
Air quality
39
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6hPeak ~52 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 53 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
10.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 51
Los Alamos, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
110.3mi
UNLIMITED
176 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
18:08 UTC ·Los Alamos, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:08 UTC ·Los Alamos, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Los Alamos, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Los Alamos, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Los Alamos, NM
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Los Alamos, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:23 AM
Moonset
3:21 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Los Alamos, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Los Alamos at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (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 4, 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 — Los Alamos

SPC has placed Los Alamos 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.

ZIP codes in Los Alamos

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.