El Rito, New Mexico Weather
The dry breath stills. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
El Rito weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle31%—83°52°—
- TuesdayJun 16Clear——87°60°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——92°61°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——92°62°0°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle15%0.05″87°57°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast10%—87°60°0°
- SundayJun 21Clear——86°60°-1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 38 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 5:55 AM
- Moonset
- 8:40 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
The dry breath stills
El Rito at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — El Rito
- Mon83°52°31%
- Tue87°60°0%
- Wed92°61°0%
- Thu92°62°2%
- Fri87°57°15%
- Sat87°60°10%
- Sun86°60°1%
- Mon89°59°2%
- Tue89°58°9%
- Wed91°58°6%
- Thu89°61°11%
- Fri84°65°29%
- Sat86°62°33%
- Sun88°58°38%
- Mon81°59°39%
- Tue87°56°29%
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 — El Rito
SPC has placed El Rito 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 El Rito
- 87530