Rio Lucio, New Mexico Weather
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Rio Lucio weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——81°49°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——84°59°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle47%0.01″84°54°0°
- SundayJun 7Overcast17%—83°53°-1°
- MondayJun 8Clear——83°54°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy10%—88°57°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast10%—87°57°-1°
Ozone at AQI 40 now. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
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
- 5:21 AM
- Moonset
- 3:18 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Rio Lucio at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (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 — Rio Lucio
SPC has placed Rio Lucio 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.