Rancho Grande, New Mexico Weather
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Rancho Grande weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle—0.03″88°69°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle30%0.02″89°63°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle71%—91°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle47%—90°63°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—92°64°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—94°61°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast18%—96°60°+2°
AQI 167 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Rancho Grande at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rancho Grande
- Sun88°69°8%
- Mon89°63°30%
- Tue91°62°71%
- Wed90°63°47%
- Thu92°64°19%
- Fri94°61°17%
- Sat96°60°18%
- Sun91°63°19%
- Mon91°65°33%
- Tue85°63°33%
- Wed87°63°36%
- Thu93°63°38%
- Fri98°65°40%
- Sat98°66°39%
- Sun101°67°50%
- Mon97°69°52%
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 — Rancho Grande
SPC includes Rancho Grande 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 Rancho Grande
- 87830