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Weather in Rio en Medio, New Mexico

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rio en Medio, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
9%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Rio en Medio, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
59°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
66°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
79°
4p
77°
5p
75°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
67°
9p
L 56°H 79°
Rio en Medio, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    79°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    72°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    65°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    71°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    19%
    73°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    31%
    72°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    14%
    73°49°
Rio en Medio, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · veering 20°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 30 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Rio en Medio, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
774.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 22.88 inHg
Now
774.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 775783
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rio en Medio, NM
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.1 μg/m³
PM 10
10.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rio en Medio, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rio en Medio, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:10 PM
Moonset
2:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rio en Medio, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rio en Medio at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (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 Rio en Medio

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.