Rio Rancho Estates, New Mexico Weather
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Rio Rancho Estates weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—92°61°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle39%0.01″92°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle39%—94°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—96°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——97°72°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——94°67°-3°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 39 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 7.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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 Estates at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rio Rancho Estates
- Sun89°67°7%
- Mon92°61°11%
- Tue92°66°39%
- Wed94°68°39%
- Thu96°73°16%
- Fri97°72°4%
- Sat94°67°5%
- Sun96°73°6%
- Mon94°74°8%
- Tue92°72°8%
- Wed94°74°14%
- Thu95°73°29%
- Fri98°73°40%
- Sat100°75°42%
- Sun100°76°41%
- Mon99°75°48%
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 Rancho Estates
SPC includes Rio Rancho Estates 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 Estates
- 87124
- 87144