Ruidoso, New Mexico Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ruidoso weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast22%—86°58°—
- SundayJun 14Heavy Showers74%1.2″76°59°-10°
- MondayJun 15Light Showers80%—76°55°0°
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast38%—83°61°+7°
- WednesdayJun 17Mostly Clear——88°65°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle11%—81°64°-7°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle31%0.08″79°60°-2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 4:08 AM
- Moonset
- 6:05 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Ruidoso at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Ruidoso
- Sat87°58°22%
- Sun76°59°74%
- Mon76°55°80%
- Tue83°61°38%
- Wed88°65°1%
- Thu81°64°11%
- Fri79°60°31%
- Sat83°60°12%
- Sun87°65°5%
- Mon86°66°9%
- Tue79°60°19%
- Wed80°59°15%
- Thu82°61°22%
- Fri74°59°23%
- Sat80°57°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Ruidoso
SPC has placed Ruidoso 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.
ZIP codes in Ruidoso
- 88312
- 88345
- 88355