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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Saturday, August 1

Current Weather

7:42 AM

72°F
Sunny
RealFeel® 74°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 70°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel®
74°
RealFeel Shade™
70°
Max UV Index
1.9 (Low)
Wind
N 3 mph
Wind Gusts
6 mph
Humidity
50%
Indoor Humidity
50% (Ideal Humidity)
Dew Point
52° F
Pressure
↓ 30.35 in
Cloud Cover
5%
Visibility
17 mi
Cloud Ceiling
40000 ft

Day

8/1
97°Hi
RealFeel® 101°
Very Hot
RealFeel Guide
Very Hot
101° to 107°
Caution advised. Danger of dehydration, heat stroke, heat exhaustion and heat cramps if outside for extended periods, and especially while doing strenuous activities.
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RealFeel Shade™ 94°
Hot
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Hot
90° to 100°
Caution advised. Possible danger of dehydration, heat stroke, heat exhaustion and heat cramps if outside for extended periods, and especially while doing strenuous activities.
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Mostly cloudy and very warm; an afternoon thunderstorm; thunderstorms can bring localized damaging wind gusts

Max UV Index9.0 (Very High)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™5 (Medium)

WindSSW 7 mph

Wind Gusts28 mph

Probability of Precipitation55%

Probability of Thunderstorms33%

Precipitation0.05 in

Rain0.05 in

Hours of Precipitation0.5

Hours of Rain0.5

Cloud Cover75%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

8/1
64°Lo
RealFeel® 63°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Mainly clear

WindE 6 mph

Wind Gusts10 mph

Probability of Precipitation0%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover24%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

13 hrs 55 mins
Rise 6:15 AM
Set 8:10 PM
Waning Gibbous
Rise 9:53 PM
Set 10:12 AM

Temperature History

8/1
High
Low
Forecast
97°
64°
Average
93°
65°
Last Year
88°
59°

Current Weather Conditions in Rio Rancho

Rio Rancho, New Mexico is currently Sunny with a temperature of 72°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 74° (Pleasant) based on observed conditions including 50% humidity, 5% cloud cover, a UV index of 2, and winds of 3 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 70°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Rio Rancho, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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