Rio Rancho, New Mexico Weather
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Rio Rancho weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——93°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—96°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle35%—95°72°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—97°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——98°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——99°71°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——99°71°0°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 45 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36), ratio 0.60 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36), ratio 0.60 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.60
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Rio Rancho at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 87124, 87144
15-Day Forecast — Rio Rancho
- Sun93°67°3%
- Mon96°65°14%
- Tue95°72°35%
- Wed97°69°35%
- Thu98°74°9%
- Fri99°71°3%
- Sat99°71°8%
- Sun98°70°6%
- Mon98°74°5%
- Tue101°76°9%
- Wed101°77°9%
- Thu100°75°19%
- Fri94°72°32%
- Sat97°72°39%
- Sun95°72°54%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Rio Rancho
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 Rancho
SPC includes Rio Rancho 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 Rancho
- 87121
- 87124
- 87144
- 87174