Texico, New Mexico Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Texico weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Clear——103°64°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast23%—84°68°-19°
- FridayJun 19Showers23%—93°59°+9°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm20%—97°68°+4°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle——91°68°-6°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle17%—74°64°-17°
- TuesdayJun 23Thunderstorm21%—90°63°+16°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:12 AM
- Moonset
- 10:13 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Texico at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Texico
- Wed103°64°0%
- Thu84°68°23%
- Fri93°59°23%
- Sat97°68°20%
- Sun91°68°2%
- Mon74°64°17%
- Tue90°63°21%
- Wed93°64°21%
- Thu98°71°20%
- Fri100°70°17%
- Sat86°69°17%
- Sun90°62°30%
- Mon98°68°32%
- Tue101°73°36%
- Wed97°71°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Texico
SPC has placed Texico in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Texico
- 88135