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Cliff, New Mexico Weather

Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Cliff, NM
Thursday, June 4 at 9:36 AM
59
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
59°
Humidity
77%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Cliff, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCliff, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 65°H 91°
Cliff, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.03″
    91°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    27%
    94°62°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    93°65°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    92°67°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    96°69°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    99°72°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    98°79°-1°
Cliff, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · steady
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 9
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 9 · pk 34 @ 5:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 332SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cliff, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
859.5
+4.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.38 inHg
Now
859.5
mb
3h
+4.4
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 859868
850855860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW867.5858.9863.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Cliff, NM
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 37. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). 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
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Cliff, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
60%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.0mi
UNLIMITED
158 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
09:36 UTC ·Cliff, 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
09:36 UTC ·Cliff, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Cliff, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cliff, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cliff, NM
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:39 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Cliff, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
5:25 AM
Moonset
3:39 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Cliff, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cliff at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (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 — Cliff

SPC has placed Cliff 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 Cliff

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.