Rio Rancho, New Mexico Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rio Rancho weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle23%—88°57°—
- TuesdayJun 16Clear——95°59°+7°
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——96°70°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——96°72°0°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle10%—93°65°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast10%—92°71°-1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——91°74°-1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32), ratio 0.69 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 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32), ratio 0.69 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- 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
- 6:01 AM
- Moonset
- 8:38 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
The dry breath stills
Rio Rancho at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Rio Rancho
- Mon88°57°23%
- Tue95°59°0%
- Wed96°70°0%
- Thu96°72°4%
- Fri93°65°10%
- Sat92°71°10%
- Sun91°74°3%
- Mon92°68°4%
- Tue91°66°4%
- Wed93°67°5%
- Thu97°74°14%
- Fri92°72°46%
- Sat85°68°48%
- Sun79°66°29%
- Mon84°66°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Rio Rancho
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 — Rio Rancho
SPC has placed Rio Rancho 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 Rio Rancho
- 87121
- 87124
- 87144
- 87174