Rio Rancho Estates, New Mexico Weather
The first anvil tops. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rio Rancho Estates weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Clear——93°57°—
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——96°66°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Drizzle——95°63°-1°
- FridayJun 19Overcast10%—91°67°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast10%—90°71°-1°
- SundayJun 21Clear——88°66°-2°
- MondayJun 22Clear——87°66°-1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
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 44 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 13) with a 0.35 fine-to-coarse ratio under 14 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.35
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- blown dust
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
- 8:26 AM
- Moonset
- 10:31 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The first anvil tops
Rio Rancho Estates at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Rio Rancho Estates
- Tue93°57°0%
- Wed96°66°1%
- Thu95°63°4%
- Fri91°67°10%
- Sat90°71°10%
- Sun88°66°0%
- Mon87°66°1%
- Tue89°63°1%
- Wed91°66°3%
- Thu95°67°5%
- Fri94°72°6%
- Sat92°71°15%
- Sun94°70°16%
- Mon90°69°20%
- Tue88°70°23%
- Wed88°62°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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.
ZIP codes in Rio Rancho Estates
- 87124
- 87144