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Red Rock Ranch, New Mexico Weather

Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Red Rock Ranch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Red Rock Ranch, NM
Thursday, June 4 at 4:37 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
25%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRed Rock Ranch, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 84°
Red Rock Ranch, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°49°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°56°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    85°57°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    81°55°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Clear
    86°53°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    10%
    88°56°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    88°61°
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
239° · veering 69°
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
avg 8 · pk 27 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
795.7
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 23.50 inHg
Now
795.7
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
+5.0
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 787796
780785790795800805-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW796.4787.2794.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~56 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 47 now. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
8.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 36

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.52
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
139.6mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
16:37 UTC ·Red Rock Ranch, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:37 UTC ·Red Rock Ranch, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Red Rock Ranch, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:29 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
2:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Red Rock Ranch, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
5:29 AM
Moonset
3:30 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Red Rock Ranch, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Red Rock Ranch at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, 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 — Red Rock Ranch

SPC has placed Red Rock Ranch in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • 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 Red Rock Ranch

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.