Weather in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ruidoso Downs, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:00 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
7%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Ruidoso Downs, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
61°
7a
67°
8a
73°
9a
74°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
68°
9p
Ruidoso Downs, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—80°56°
- SundayMay 17Clear—75°53°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—73°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—76°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast22%78°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast40%75°54°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%75°54°
Ruidoso Downs, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ruidoso Downs, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
244° · veering 19°
Direction
WSW
244°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 14
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 Downs, NM
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 129.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ruidoso Downs, 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 Downs, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:17 PM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ruidoso Downs, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ruidoso Downs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.