Red Rock Ranch, New Mexico Weather
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Red Rock Ranch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——84°59°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle16%0.02″88°57°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle30%—87°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain21%0.13″90°60°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——90°62°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——93°64°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——95°67°+2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 59 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Red Rock Ranch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Red Rock Ranch
- Sun84°59°4%
- Mon88°57°16%
- Tue87°62°30%
- Wed90°60°21%
- Thu90°62°5%
- Fri93°64°1%
- Sat95°67°6%
- Sun93°66°6%
- Mon90°65°6%
- Tue88°63°13%
- Wed91°63°18%
- Thu93°63°24%
- Fri96°64°30%
- Sat98°66°32%
- Sun98°67°34%
- Mon97°66°35%
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 — Red Rock Ranch
SPC includes Red Rock Ranch 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 Red Rock Ranch
- 87045