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Weather in Red Rock Ranch, New Mexico

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Red Rock Ranch, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
12%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
58°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
67°
9p
L 47°H 79°
Red Rock Ranch, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    80°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    73°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    65°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    70°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    73°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    75°46°
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · backing 15°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 10 · pk 27 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the w.
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
784.9
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 23.18 inHg
Now
784.9
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 783793
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.7 μg/m³
PM 10
2.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
121.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:39 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Red Rock Ranch, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:20 PM
Moonset
2:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Red Rock Ranch at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Red Rock Ranch

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.