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Arenas Valley, New Mexico Weather

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

Arenas Valley, NM
Thursday, June 4 at 8:54 AM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Arenas Valley, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArenas Valley, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 58°H 81°
Arenas Valley, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    34%
    0.22″
    81°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    43%
    0.10″
    84°56°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    84°61°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    85°63°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Partly Cloudy
    89°67°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    90°71°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    10%
    90°71°
Arenas Valley, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 75°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 13
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 13 · pk 47 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2910SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 75° from the ssw.
Arenas Valley, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
815.4
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 24.08 inHg
Now
815.4
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-5.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 815824
810815820825830-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW823.8815.3816.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Arenas Valley, NM
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 40. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9
Arenas Valley, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.3mi
UNLIMITED
152 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
08:54 UTC ·Arenas Valley, 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
08:54 UTC ·Arenas Valley, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Arenas Valley, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arenas Valley, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arenas Valley, NM
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:38 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Arenas Valley, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
5:22 AM
Moonset
3:38 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Arenas Valley, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arenas Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (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 — Arenas Valley

SPC has placed Arenas Valley 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 Arenas Valley

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.