Ruidoso, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ruidoso weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain40%0.17″82°60°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain53%0.06″86°57°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast56%—84°60°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle34%—83°61°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%0.02″88°63°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%0.01″87°63°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle41%—84°61°-3°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ruidoso at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 88345, 88355
15-Day Forecast — Ruidoso
- Sun82°60°40%
- Mon86°57°53%
- Tue84°60°56%
- Wed83°61°34%
- Thu88°63°34%
- Fri87°63°40%
- Sat84°61°41%
- Sun78°61°18%
- Mon81°60°25%
- Tue84°61°36%
- Wed89°63°26%
- Thu92°67°18%
- Fri81°63°14%
- Sat85°62°22%
- Sun85°61°23%
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 — Ruidoso
SPC includes Ruidoso 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 Ruidoso
- 88312
- 88345
- 88355