Rio Communities, New Mexico Weather
Verdant eruption. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rio Communities weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast——96°62°—
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle34%0.04″97°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle34%—98°71°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—99°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——102°76°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——98°70°-4°
- SundayJul 12Light Drizzle——85°67°-13°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 19.9 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.9 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 12:27 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Verdant eruption
Rio Communities at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Rio Communities
- Mon96°62°9%
- Tue97°66°34%
- Wed98°71°34%
- Thu99°73°13%
- Fri102°76°3%
- Sat98°70°9%
- Sun85°67°7%
- Mon91°69°11%
- Tue90°72°11%
- Wed93°69°11%
- Thu95°76°15%
- Fri100°77°21%
- Sat104°81°37%
- Sun102°78°40%
- Mon101°75°42%
- Tue99°74°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 Communities
SPC includes Rio Communities 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 Communities
- 87002