Watrous, New Mexico Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watrous weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast24%—81°50°—
- TuesdayJun 16Clear——90°49°+9°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——95°57°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——85°61°-10°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm25%0.76″85°52°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast15%—88°59°+3°
- SundayJun 21Mostly Clear——90°61°+2°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 2.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38), ratio 0.68 with 30 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 5:52 AM
- Moonset
- 8:32 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Watrous at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Watrous
- Mon81°50°24%
- Tue90°49°1%
- Wed95°57°1%
- Thu85°61°3%
- Fri85°52°25%
- Sat88°59°15%
- Sun90°61°2%
- Mon86°59°15%
- Tue92°61°21%
- Wed85°61°32%
- Thu94°60°24%
- Fri97°63°35%
- Sat97°69°35%
- Sun83°63°45%
- Mon78°63°51%
- Tue87°59°52%
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 — Watrous
SPC has placed Watrous in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Watrous
- 87753