El Rancho, New Mexico Weather
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El Rancho weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle—0.02″91°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—96°65°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle43%—96°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast43%—96°65°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—99°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—98°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy10%—97°68°-1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37), ratio 0.55 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37), ratio 0.55 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.55
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
El Rancho at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — El Rancho
- Sun92°67°2%
- Mon96°65°15%
- Tue96°66°43%
- Wed96°65°43%
- Thu99°67°12%
- Fri98°67°14%
- Sat97°68°10%
- Sun99°68°8%
- Mon100°67°8%
- Tue103°68°17%
- Wed102°66°14%
- Thu97°67°31%
- Fri94°65°45%
- Sat100°66°45%
- Sun101°68°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — El Rancho
SPC includes El Rancho in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- 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 El Rancho
- 87506