Artesia, New Mexico Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Artesia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Overcast——108°70°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——96°77°-12°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm20%—94°72°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle——98°73°+4°
- SundayJun 21Clear——101°74°+3°
- MondayJun 22Thunderstorm—0.19″94°70°-7°
- TuesdayJun 23Heavy Drizzle16%0.05″93°73°-1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 8:22 AM
- Moonset
- 10:14 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Artesia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Artesia
- Wed108°70°0%
- Thu96°77°8%
- Fri94°72°20%
- Sat98°73°6%
- Sun101°74°3%
- Mon94°70°7%
- Tue93°73°16%
- Wed95°75°16%
- Thu100°74°6%
- Fri103°75°6%
- Sat97°76°14%
- Sun91°71°32%
- Mon97°73°35%
- Tue101°78°24%
- Wed96°76°27%
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 — Artesia
SPC has placed Artesia 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 Artesia
- 88210
- 88211