Weather in Ruidoso, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ruidoso, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 1:45 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
8%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Ruidoso, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
71°
9a
73°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
75°
6p
Ruidoso, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—78°52°
- SundayMay 17Clear—73°49°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—71°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—74°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast18%76°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast42%73°53°
- FridayMay 22Overcast33%74°52°
Ruidoso, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ruidoso, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
229° · veering 105°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
40
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 14
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
Ruidoso, NM
Air quality
92
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 135.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Ruidoso, 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
13h 55m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ruidoso, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:17 PM
- Moonset
- 2:23 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ruidoso, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ruidoso at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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.