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Elida, New Mexico Weather

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

Elida, NM
Thursday, June 4 at 7:52 PM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
48%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Elida, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElida, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 83°
Elida, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    51%
    0.05″
    82°59°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    17%
    88°61°+6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    16%
    83°63°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    97°67°+14°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    98°72°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    93°72°-5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    13%
    90°69°-3°
Elida, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · veering 57°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 17 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 239SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Elida, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
870.4
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 25.70 inHg
Now
870.4
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 867872
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW871.7867.4867.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Elida, NM
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
+8 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 43. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — 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
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
9.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 28
Elida, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
70%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.0mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
19:52 UTC ·Elida, 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
19:52 UTC ·Elida, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Elida, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elida, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elida, NM
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Elida, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:06 AM
Moonset
3:15 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Elida, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elida at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 — Elida

SPC has placed Elida 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 Elida

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.