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Rio Rancho, New Mexico

City in Sandoval County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Rio Rancho

Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Albuquerque (NM), 12 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good6.2 mi
  • Ozone33Good38 ppb7.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)22Good6.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide0Good0.7 ppb9.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb9.9 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm9.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 6 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Rio Rancho

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Rio Rancho, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 AM.

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On the radar over Rio Rancho, New MexicoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Rio Rancho, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Los Lunas PMCS2169

At a soil climate station/34.1 mi away/4,846 ft/484 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank558of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Rio Rancho 1.7 SSWNM-SN-58

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/5,429 ft/99 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Rio Rancho #2RRON5

At a cooperative observer's station/2.1 mi away/5,262 ft/68 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank479of 956

Station report

The weather at Albuquerque/Double Eagle Ii Apt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.5 mi from Rio Rancho, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:50 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Clear; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Albuquerque/Double Eagle Ii Apt, height above the station to scale: a clear sky, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AEGFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALBUQUERQUE/DOUBLE EAGLE II APTSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONCLEARVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlbuquerque/Double Eagle Ii Apt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AEGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AEG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 26.6 F, 35 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Albuquerque/Double Eagle Ii Apt: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.6, 35 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AEGFIG. B THE AIR AT ALBUQUERQUE/DOUBLE EAGLE II APTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 6,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.1 FTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 26.6 FSPREAD 27.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEAlbuquerque/Double Eagle Ii Apt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AEGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AEG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Albuquerque/Double Eagle Ii Apt, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AEGFIG. C THE WIND AT ALBUQUERQUE/DOUBLE EAGLE II APTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlbuquerque/Double Eagle Ii Apt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AEGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AEG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Albuquerque/Double Eagle Ii Apt, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New Mexico

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Rio Rancho

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Rio Rancho

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