Lemitar, New Mexico Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lemitar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast——98°71°—
- SundayJun 14Overcast69%—92°70°-6°
- MondayJun 15Light Drizzle41%—91°67°-1°
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——100°69°+9°
- WednesdayJun 17Partly Cloudy——101°81°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——99°80°-2°
- FridayJun 19Overcast12%—97°73°-2°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 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 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27), ratio 0.56 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.56
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 4:11 AM
- Moonset
- 6:12 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
The dry breath stills
Lemitar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Lemitar
- Sat99°71°6%
- Sun92°70°69%
- Mon91°67°41%
- Tue100°69°2%
- Wed101°81°1%
- Thu99°80°7%
- Fri97°73°12%
- Sat98°74°10%
- Sun94°80°4%
- Mon99°75°3%
- Tue98°67°15%
- Wed94°73°26%
- Thu95°73°24%
- Fri92°68°16%
- Sat94°74°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Lemitar
SPC has placed Lemitar 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 Lemitar
- 87823
- 87801