Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ruidoso Downs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle39%0.08″85°61°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain59%0.06″88°59°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast55%—86°62°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle38%—85°63°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%0.02″90°65°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%0.01″89°65°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle39%—86°63°-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 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- 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 Downs 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 code: 88346
15-Day Forecast — Ruidoso Downs
- Sun85°61°39%
- Mon88°59°59%
- Tue86°62°55%
- Wed85°63°38%
- Thu90°65°39%
- Fri89°65°44%
- Sat86°63°39%
- Sun80°62°17%
- Mon83°62°26%
- Tue86°63°36%
- Wed90°65°26%
- Thu93°69°18%
- Fri83°65°14%
- Sat87°64°22%
- Sun87°63°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 Downs
SPC includes Ruidoso Downs 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 Downs
- 88346