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Rincon, New Mexico Weather

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Rincon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Rincon, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 3:29 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
27%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:06 AM
Sunset
2:19 PM
Rincon, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRincon, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 74°H 100°
Rincon, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    100°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    0.02″
    100°74°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    98°76°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    99°77°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    102°78°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    100°76°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    0.01″
    99°76°-1°
Rincon, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
102° · steady
Direction
ESE
102°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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 6 · pk 16 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 286SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ese.
Rincon, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
876.5
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 25.88 inHg
Now
876.5
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 874881
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW880.5873.5876.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rincon, NM
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-21 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.56 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.56 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.56
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Rincon, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
134.8mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
09:29 UTC · Rincon, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:29 UTC · Rincon, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rincon, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rincon, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rincon, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:38 AM
Sunrise
12:06 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
2:19 PM
Civil dusk
8:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rincon, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rincon, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rincon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 87940

15-Day Forecast — Rincon

  1. Sun100°74°22%
  2. Mon100°74°21%
  3. Tue98°76°21%
  4. Wed99°77°9%
  5. Thu102°78°7%
  6. Fri100°76°11%
  7. Sat99°76°15%
  8. Sun93°78°15%
  9. Mon97°77°8%
  10. Tue99°77°14%
  11. Wed102°77°18%
  12. Thu104°80°24%
  13. Fri93°82°19%
  14. Sat101°74°13%
  15. Sun99°77°14%

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 — Rincon

SPC includes Rincon 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 Rincon

  • 87940

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.