Rio Chiquito, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rio Chiquito weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—92°63°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle38%—92°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle38%—92°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—95°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—95°64°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast16%—92°61°-3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.61 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.61
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rio Chiquito at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rio Chiquito
- Sun88°61°2%
- Mon92°63°14%
- Tue92°62°38%
- Wed92°61°38%
- Thu95°63°12%
- Fri95°64°16%
- Sat92°61°16%
- Sun98°65°11%
- Mon95°65°12%
- Tue93°63°21%
- Wed95°63°25%
- Thu96°64°40%
- Fri100°67°39%
- Sat93°65°51%
- Sun96°63°60%
- Mon93°65°61%
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 — Rio Chiquito
SPC includes Rio Chiquito 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 Rio Chiquito
- 87522