Rio Communities, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rio Communities weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—97°64°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle25%—97°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—98°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——100°75°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——102°77°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——100°72°-2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.62 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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.62 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.62
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Rio Communities at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rio Communities
- Sun94°70°7%
- Mon97°64°11%
- Tue97°69°25%
- Wed98°74°25%
- Thu100°75°9%
- Fri102°77°3%
- Sat100°72°8%
- Sun101°75°7%
- Mon97°75°5%
- Tue97°73°7%
- Wed99°79°8%
- Thu100°74°25%
- Fri103°74°26%
- Sat105°77°31%
- Sun106°78°40%
- Mon106°76°46%
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 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