Weather in Rio Rancho Estates, New Mexico
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Rio Rancho Estates, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
8%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Rio Rancho Estates, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
77°
8p
72°
9p
Rio Rancho Estates, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—84°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—79°51°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—73°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—79°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—79°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—79°58°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—79°56°
Rio Rancho Estates, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rio Rancho Estates, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
235° · backing 121°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rio Rancho Estates, NM
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 24.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rio Rancho Estates, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rio Rancho Estates, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:15 PM
- Moonset
- 2:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rio Rancho Estates, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Rio Rancho Estates at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.