Redrock, New Mexico Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Redrock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle35%—97°69°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——101°72°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——96°74°-5°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Drizzle16%0.07″95°73°-1°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——97°72°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Partly Cloudy——97°73°0°
- SundayJun 21Clear——96°74°-1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.66 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.66 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:19 AM
- Moonset
- 8:37 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The dry breath stills
Redrock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Redrock
- Mon95°69°35%
- Tue101°72°5%
- Wed96°74°2%
- Thu95°73°16%
- Fri97°72°4%
- Sat97°73°1%
- Sun96°74°1%
- Mon96°74°1%
- Tue100°69°6%
- Wed94°71°12%
- Thu97°75°12%
- Fri95°76°11%
- Sat93°76°32%
- Sun98°74°36%
- Mon97°71°40%
- Tue95°74°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Redrock
SPC has placed Redrock in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Redrock
- 88055