Raton, New Mexico Weather
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Raton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast50%—73°50°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——81°49°+8°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——86°54°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Showers29%0.80″83°54°-3°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——86°53°+3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——87°60°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy10%—88°61°+1°
Ozone at AQI 30 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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
- 5:18 AM
- Moonset
- 3:11 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Raton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (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 — Raton
SPC has placed Raton 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.