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Polvadera, New Mexico Weather

The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Polvadera, NM
Monday, June 15 at 9:12 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
55%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:55 PM
Sunset
2:20 PM
Polvadera, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPolvadera, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 94°
Polvadera, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    18%
    94°63°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    101°63°+7°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    101°78°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Showers
    98°79°-3°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Drizzle
    95°70°-3°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    95°72°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    98°75°+3°
Polvadera, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 59°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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 7 · pk 26 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Polvadera, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
862.4
+2.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.47 inHg
Now
862.4
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 860866
855860865870-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW865.9860.2862.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Polvadera, NM
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
7.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Polvadera, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
87%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.2mi
UNLIMITED
140 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
15:12 UTC · Polvadera, 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
15:12 UTC · Polvadera, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Polvadera, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Polvadera, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Polvadera, NM
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
11:55 PM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
2:20 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Polvadera, NM
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
6:06 AM
Moonset
8:35 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Polvadera, NM
Microseason
Jun 11–15

The dry breath stills

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Polvadera at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Polvadera

  1. Mon94°63°18%
  2. Tue101°63°1%
  3. Wed101°78°1%
  4. Thu98°79°6%
  5. Fri95°70°9%
  6. Sat95°72°8%
  7. Sun98°75°1%
  8. Mon97°74°2%
  9. Tue95°73°7%
  10. Wed95°71°8%
  11. Thu98°76°8%
  12. Fri92°72°22%
  13. Sat90°71°24%
  14. Sun93°71°38%
  15. Mon91°72°39%
  16. Tue93°73°25%

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 — Polvadera

SPC has placed Polvadera in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Polvadera

  • 87828

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.