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Rio Lucio, New Mexico Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rio Lucio, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 10:13 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
28%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
11:51 PM
Sunset
2:23 PM
Rio Lucio, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRio Lucio, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 85°
Rio Lucio, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°59°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°61°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    45%
    0.19″
    90°59°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    89°56°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    92°61°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    90°61°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    23%
    90°60°
Rio Lucio, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · veering 19°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 292SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rio Lucio, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
788.7
+4.6 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 23.29 inHg
Now
788.7
mb
3h
+4.6
mb
12h
+4.9
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 783790
775780785790795-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW789.6782.7788.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Rio Lucio, NM
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 10 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
8.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 27
Rio Lucio, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
129.2mi
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
16:13 UTC · Rio Lucio, 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
16:13 UTC · Rio Lucio, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rio Lucio, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rio Lucio, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rio Lucio, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
11:51 PM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
2:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rio Lucio, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rio Lucio, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rio Lucio at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Rio Lucio

  1. Sun85°59°5%
  2. Mon90°61°7%
  3. Tue90°59°45%
  4. Wed89°56°37%
  5. Thu92°61°19%
  6. Fri90°61°26%
  7. Sat90°60°23%
  8. Sun95°61°10%
  9. Mon94°61°10%
  10. Tue91°59°25%
  11. Wed93°60°29%
  12. Thu94°60°43%
  13. Fri97°63°42%
  14. Sat94°63°57%
  15. Sun97°62°59%
  16. Mon95°60°65%

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 Lucio

SPC includes Rio Lucio 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 Lucio

  • 87553

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.