Mescalero, New Mexico Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mescalero weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast13%—76°54°—
- TuesdayJun 16Partly Cloudy——84°55°+8°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——87°64°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Showers11%0.74″86°57°-1°
- FridayJun 19Heavy Drizzle60%—77°57°-9°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle19%—80°59°+3°
- SundayJun 21Mostly Clear——81°63°+1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 6:05 AM
- Moonset
- 8:26 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Mescalero at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Mescalero
- Mon76°54°13%
- Tue84°55°6%
- Wed87°64°0%
- Thu86°57°11%
- Fri77°57°60%
- Sat80°59°19%
- Sun81°63°3%
- Mon81°60°14%
- Tue79°58°38%
- Wed78°57°27%
- Thu76°58°19%
- Fri70°57°25%
- Sat75°59°26%
- Sun72°57°27%
- Mon78°58°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Mescalero
SPC has placed Mescalero in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Mescalero
- 88340