Weather in Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rio Rancho, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
6%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Rio Rancho, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
7p
77°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
65°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
Rio Rancho, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—86°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°53°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—76°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—81°53°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—81°57°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast14%81°60°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%81°57°
Rio Rancho, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Rio Rancho, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
175° · backing 108°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Rio Rancho, NM
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 122.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Rio Rancho, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:34 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rio Rancho, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:15 PM
- Moonset
- 2:33 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rio Rancho, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Rio Rancho at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.