El Rito, New Mexico Weather
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El Rito weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—90°59°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle44%0.02″88°61°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle34%—90°58°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—93°61°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—90°61°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——95°62°+5°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
El Rito at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87530
15-Day Forecast — El Rito
- Sun88°59°1%
- Mon90°59°17%
- Tue88°61°44%
- Wed90°58°34%
- Thu93°61°10%
- Fri90°61°12%
- Sat95°62°8%
- Sun95°65°7%
- Mon96°63°7%
- Tue99°63°12%
- Wed97°64°24%
- Thu93°64°41%
- Fri95°60°50%
- Sat97°63°52%
- Sun97°63°55%
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 Rito
SPC includes El Rito 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 Rito
- 87530