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Now · 3:22 PM

Ruidoso Downs Weather & Hourly Forecast

United States · New Mexico · 88346

68°F

Light thunderstorms

Feels like: 69°F

💧 Humidity 77% 🌡 Pressure 30.03 inHg 💨 Wind 3 mph 👁 Visibility 4.5 mi ☁ Clouds 66% ☀️ UV index 2.4 · Low 🌅 Sunrise — 🌇 Sunset —

Hourly Forecast for Ruidoso Downs

Today

4:00 PM

Light rain

74° 💧 0.009 in 💨 1 mph H 49%29.97 inHg

7:00 PM

Sunny

70° 💧 None 💨 1 mph H 53%29.94 inHg

10:00 PM

Partly cloudy night

62° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 66%30.03 inHg

Tomorrow

1:00 AM

Clear night

60° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 73%30.00 inHg

4:00 AM

Clear night

58° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 76%30.00 inHg

7:00 AM

Sunny

55° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 83%30.03 inHg

10:00 AM

Sunny

75° 💧 0.004 in 💨 2 mph H 41%30.00 inHg

1:00 PM

Light thunderstorms

71° 💧 0.219 in 💨 5 mph H 63%30.00 inHg

4:00 PM

Light thunderstorms

73° 💧 0.019 in 💨 4 mph H 53%29.97 inHg

7:00 PM

Partly cloudy

67° 💧 0.004 in 💨 2 mph H 70%29.97 inHg

10:00 PM

Partly cloudy night

61° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 73%30.03 inHg

Monday

1:00 AM

Clear night

59° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 76%30.03 inHg

4:00 AM

Clear night

56° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 84%30.00 inHg

7:00 AM

Sunny

53° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 87%30.03 inHg

10:00 AM

Partly cloudy

72° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 47%30.03 inHg

1:00 PM

Mostly sunny

78° 💧 0.006 in 💨 6 mph H 37%29.97 inHg

Today

4:00 PM

Light rain

74° 💧 0.008 in 💨 1 mph H 49%29.97 inHg

5:00 PM

Mostly sunny

75° 💧 0.001 in 💨 2 mph H 42%29.94 inHg

6:00 PM

Mostly sunny

75° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 41%29.94 inHg

7:00 PM

Sunny

70° 💧 None 💨 1 mph H 53%29.94 inHg

8:00 PM

Mostly clear night

66° 💧 None 💨 0 mph H 57%29.97 inHg

9:00 PM

Mostly clear night

64° 💧 None 💨 1 mph H 60%30.00 inHg

10:00 PM

Partly cloudy night

62° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 66%30.03 inHg

11:00 PM

Partly cloudy night

61° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 70%30.00 inHg

Tomorrow

12:00 AM

Partly cloudy night

60° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 71%30.03 inHg

1:00 AM

Clear night

60° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 73%30.00 inHg

2:00 AM

Clear night

60° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 71%30.03 inHg

3:00 AM

Mostly clear night

59° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 74%30.03 inHg

4:00 AM

Clear night

58° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 76%30.00 inHg

5:00 AM

Mostly clear night

57° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 78%30.00 inHg

6:00 AM

Mostly clear night

56° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 80%30.03 inHg

7:00 AM

Sunny

55° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 83%30.03 inHg

8:00 AM

Sunny

64° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 67%30.03 inHg

9:00 AM

Sunny

72° 💧 None 💨 1 mph H 46%30.03 inHg

10:00 AM

Sunny

75° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 41%30.00 inHg

11:00 AM

Mostly sunny

77° 💧 0.003 in 💨 4 mph H 40%30.00 inHg

12:00 PM

Strong thunderstorm

79° 💧 0.001 in 💨 5 mph H 39%29.97 inHg

1:00 PM

Light thunderstorms

71° 💧 0.060 in 💨 5 mph H 63%30.00 inHg

2:00 PM

Thunderstorms

71° 💧 0.135 in 💨 2 mph H 67%30.00 inHg

3:00 PM

Light thunderstorms

70° 💧 0.023 in 💨 4 mph H 63%30.00 inHg

4:00 PM

Light thunderstorms

73° 💧 0.007 in 💨 4 mph H 53%29.97 inHg

5:00 PM

Light thunderstorms

73° 💧 0.005 in 💨 4 mph H 52%29.94 inHg

6:00 PM

Light thunderstorms

71° 💧 0.007 in 💨 4 mph H 57%29.94 inHg

7:00 PM

Partly cloudy

67° 💧 0.004 in 💨 2 mph H 70%29.97 inHg

8:00 PM

Partly cloudy night

64° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 74%29.97 inHg

9:00 PM

Partly cloudy night

62° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 73%30.00 inHg

10:00 PM

Partly cloudy night

61° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 73%30.03 inHg

11:00 PM

Partly cloudy night

60° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 74%30.03 inHg

Monday

12:00 AM

Clear night

60° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 75%30.03 inHg

1:00 AM

Clear night

59° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 76%30.03 inHg

2:00 AM

Clear night

58° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 78%30.03 inHg

3:00 AM

Clear night

57° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 80%30.03 inHg

4:00 AM

Clear night

56° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 84%30.00 inHg

5:00 AM

Clear night

54° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 86%30.03 inHg

6:00 AM

Clear night

53° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 88%30.03 inHg

7:00 AM

Sunny

53° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 87%30.03 inHg

8:00 AM

Mostly sunny

61° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 72%30.06 inHg

9:00 AM

Mostly sunny

69° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 54%30.06 inHg

10:00 AM

Partly cloudy

72° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 47%30.03 inHg

11:00 AM

Partly cloudy

75° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 41%30.03 inHg

12:00 PM

Mostly sunny

77° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 39%30.00 inHg

1:00 PM

Mostly sunny

78° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 37%29.97 inHg

2:00 PM

Mostly sunny

79° 💧 0.002 in 💨 5 mph H 37%29.94 inHg

3:00 PM

Partly cloudy

79° 💧 0.004 in 💨 5 mph H 38%29.91 inHg

4:00 PM

Partly cloudy

78° 💧 0.001 in 💨 5 mph H 38%29.91 inHg

5:00 PM

Light rain

76° 💧 0.006 in 💨 5 mph H 44%29.91 inHg

6:00 PM

Light rain

73° 💧 0.006 in 💨 4 mph H 49%29.91 inHg

7:00 PM

Partly cloudy

69° 💧 0.001 in 💨 2 mph H 61%29.94 inHg

8:00 PM

Mostly clear night

65° 💧 0.000 in 💨 2 mph H 67%29.97 inHg

9:00 PM

Clear night

63° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 69%30.03 inHg

10:00 PM

Clear night

61° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 73%30.06 inHg

11:00 PM

Clear night

61° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 74%30.06 inHg

Tuesday

12:00 AM

Clear night

60° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 76%30.06 inHg

1:00 AM

Clear night

59° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 79%30.06 inHg

2:00 AM

Clear night

58° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 81%30.06 inHg

3:00 AM

Clear night

57° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 83%30.06 inHg

4:00 AM

Clear night

56° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 85%30.06 inHg

5:00 AM

Clear night

55° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 86%30.06 inHg

6:00 AM

Clear night

54° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 87%30.06 inHg

9:00 AM

Sunny

70° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 55%30.09 inHg

12:00 PM

Light rain

76° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 44%30.09 inHg

3:00 PM

Light rain

77° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 44%30.03 inHg

6:00 PM

Mostly sunny

74° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 47%30.00 inHg

9:00 PM

Mostly clear night

64° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 68%30.09 inHg

Wednesday

12:00 AM

Clear night

62° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 73%30.15 inHg

3:00 AM

Clear night

59° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 80%30.15 inHg

6:00 AM

Clear night

57° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 86%30.15 inHg

9:00 AM

Sunny

71° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 53%30.18 inHg

12:00 PM

Mostly sunny

77° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 40%30.15 inHg

3:00 PM

Mostly sunny

78° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 38%30.09 inHg

6:00 PM

Mostly sunny

76° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 39%30.03 inHg

9:00 PM

Mostly clear night

65° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 60%30.12 inHg

Thursday

12:00 AM

Mostly clear night

61° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 66%30.15 inHg

3:00 AM

Clear night

59° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 70%30.12 inHg

6:00 AM

Clear night

58° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 73%30.12 inHg

9:00 AM

Sunny

73° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 44%30.15 inHg

12:00 PM

Mostly sunny

79° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 32%30.09 inHg

3:00 PM

Partly cloudy

82° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 28%29.97 inHg

6:00 PM

Mostly cloudy

78° 💧 None 💨 1 mph H 30%29.94 inHg

9:00 PM

Mostly cloudy night

66° 💧 None 💨 1 mph H 57%30.03 inHg

Friday

12:00 AM

Mostly clear night

63° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 54%30.06 inHg

3:00 AM

Clear night

59° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 65%30.00 inHg

6:00 AM

Clear night

56° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 72%30.00 inHg

12:00 PM

Mostly sunny

81° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 27%29.94 inHg

6:00 PM

Mostly cloudy

76° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 38%29.85 inHg

Saturday

12:00 AM

Mostly cloudy night

65° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 45%29.85 inHg

6:00 AM

Clear night

62° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 55%29.83 inHg

12:00 PM

Mostly sunny

81° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 32%29.83 inHg

6:00 PM

Partly cloudy

76° 💧 None 💨 9 mph H 37%29.74 inHg

Sunday

12:00 AM

Mostly clear night

61° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 71%29.83 inHg

6:00 AM

Mostly clear night

57° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 81%29.88 inHg

12:00 PM

Light rain

73° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 47%30.00 inHg

6:00 PM

Light rain

67° 💧 None 💨 11 mph H 61%30.00 inHg

Monday

12:00 AM

Light rain

55° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 100%30.27 inHg

6:00 AM

Light rain

53° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 100%30.27 inHg

12:00 PM

Overcast

58° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 81%30.30 inHg

6:00 PM

Overcast

61° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 77%30.15 inHg

Tuesday

12:00 AM

Overcast night

57° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 93%30.24 inHg

6:00 AM

Light rain

56° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 99%30.21 inHg

12:00 PM

Partly cloudy

66° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 71%30.18 inHg

6:00 PM

Light rain

65° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 75%30.06 inHg

Wednesday

12:00 AM

Overcast night

58° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 100%30.21 inHg

6:00 AM

Overcast night

55° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 100%30.21 inHg

12:00 PM

Heavy rain

70° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 64%30.21 inHg

6:00 PM

Mostly cloudy

64° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 85%30.18 inHg

Thursday

12:00 AM

Overcast night

59° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 98%30.30 inHg

6:00 AM

Mostly clear night

54° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 97%30.27 inHg

12:00 PM

Light rain

71° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 56%30.24 inHg

6:00 PM

Light rain

64° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 93%30.18 inHg

Friday

12:00 AM

Mostly clear night

56° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 97%30.21 inHg

6:00 AM

Clear night

57° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 95%30.18 inHg

12:00 PM

Mostly sunny

74° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 48%30.09 inHg

6:00 PM

Sunny

72° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 51%29.97 inHg

Saturday

12:00 AM

Partly cloudy night

58° 💧 None 💨 9 mph H 92%30.06 inHg

6:00 AM

Mostly clear night

58° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 94%30.03 inHg

12:00 PM

Mostly sunny

72° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 50%29.97 inHg

6:00 PM

Partly cloudy

67° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 63%29.88 inHg

Sunday

12:00 AM

Mostly clear night

58° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 89%29.97 inHg

6:00 AM

Mostly clear night

55° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 94%30.03 inHg

In Ruidoso Downs and, more broadly, across the state of New Mexico: The late afternoon will feature mostly cloudy skies, with temperatures ranging from the mid-80s to the low 90s. Conditions will remain hot, but there is no expectation of rain. Winds will be light, coming from the northwest at around 9 mph, with gusts up to 6 mph. As evening approaches, temperatures will gradually decrease but will stay warm through the night. The gentle northwest breeze will continue, providing some relief from the heat. Overall, it looks like a warm and mostly cloudy evening with comfortable wind conditions.

15-Day Weather Outlook for Ruidoso Downs

TomorrowTomorrow

Strong thunderstorm 79°/55° 💧 None 💨 6 mph

Monday, Sep 7Mon Sep 7

Light thunderstorms 79°/53° 💧 None 💨 7 mph

Tuesday, Sep 8Tue Sep 8

Light rain 78°/54° 💧 0.007 in 💨 7 mph

Wednesday, Sep 9Wed Sep 9

Mostly sunny 79°/57° 💧 0.005 in 💨 7 mph

Thursday, Sep 10Thu Sep 10

Partly cloudy 80°/58° 💧 0.008 in 💨 7 mph

Friday, Sep 11Fri Sep 11

Partly cloudy 72°/57° 💧 0.309 in 💨 8 mph

Saturday, Sep 12Sat Sep 12

Partly cloudy 79°/56° 💧 0.131 in 💨 5 mph

Sunday, Sep 13Sun Sep 13

Partly cloudy 83°/56° 💧 0.302 in 💨 3 mph

Monday, Sep 14Mon Sep 14

Overcast 68°/56° 💧 0.077 in 💨 6 mph

Tuesday, Sep 15Tue Sep 15

Partly cloudy 72°/55° 💧 0.045 in 💨 9 mph

Wednesday, Sep 16Wed Sep 16

Light rain 73°/55° 💧 0.074 in 💨 9 mph

Thursday, Sep 17Thu Sep 17

Light rain 77°/54° 💧 0.275 in 💨 7 mph

Friday, Sep 18Fri Sep 18

Mostly sunny 77°/53° 💧 0.006 in 💨 7 mph

Saturday, Sep 19Sat Sep 19

Sunny 74°/52° 💧 None 💨 9 mph

Sunday, Sep 20Sun Sep 20

Sunny 76°/75° 💧 0.002 in 💨 6 mph

TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK

Temperature & Weather Trends in Ruidoso Downs

Vertical axis: °F · Color based on temperature

AIR QUALITY FORECAST

Air Quality Forecast for Ruidoso Downs

Hourly forecast · Updated every 2 hours

Fair

Nearest forecast value 4:00 PM

PM2.5 Fine particles Good 1,8µg/m³

Microscopic particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs. Elevated concentrations can especially affect children, older adults and people with respiratory conditions.

PM10 Particulate matter Good 4,1µg/m³

Includes dust, pollen and other airborne particles. High concentrations may irritate the respiratory system.

O₃ Ozone Fair 70,7µg/m³

Ground-level ozone can irritate the eyes and respiratory system when concentrations are elevated.

NO₂ Nitrogen dioxide Good 0,4µg/m³

A gas emitted mainly by traffic and some industrial activity. High exposure can affect respiratory health.

Air quality is acceptable for most people.

UV & HEALTH

UV, Sun & Health Outlook in Ruidoso Downs

Maximum daily UV Today, tomorrow and the following day show the maximum UV index forecast for each day.

0–2 Low 3–5 Moderate 6–7 High 8–10 Very high 11+ Extreme

Today UV 10,8Very high 🙂Fair

Tomorrow UV 10,1Very high 🙂Fair

Monday UV 10,6Very high 🙂Fair

Tuesday UV 9,3Very high 🙂Fair

Wednesday UV 10,6Very high 🙂Fair

Thursday UV 6,0High —Unavailable

Friday UV 7,0High —Unavailable

Hourly UV index today

4:00 PMUV 1,0 5:00 PMUV 0,2 6:00 PMUV 0,1 7:00 PMUV 0,0

Today's weather health advice Open today's recommendations.

Very high UV risk

Use SPF 50+ sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses. Seek shade and limit exposure around midday.

Acceptable air quality

Air quality is acceptable for most people. Very sensitive people may want to reduce prolonged exertion.

Comfortable temperature conditions

Temperatures should feel comfortable for most people, with no particular heat or cold precautions needed.

Best in the morning or late in the day

For walking, running or cycling, prefer the early morning or late afternoon.

WIND OUTLOOK

Hourly Wind Forecast for Ruidoso Downs

Vertical axis: mph · Horizontal axis: hours

Sustained wind Max gusts

NIGHT SKY · RUIDOSO DOWNS, NEW MEXICO

Tonight's Stargazing & Shooting Stars

Excellent observing conditions. Best local viewing window: 4:00 AM–5:00 AM.

98/100Best-hour score

BEST TIME TONIGHT 4:00 AM–5:00 AM Astronomical darkness: 8:47 PM–5:15 AM

☁ Cloud cover 0% Real hourly forecast for the best viewing hour.

☾ Moonlight 30% Waning Crescent · Moon about 27° above the horizon at the best viewing hour.

☄ Meteor activity September ε-Perseids Reference ZHR 8 · Radiant 74° high at the best hour.

✦ Estimated visible meteors 1–4/hour Local estimate after weather, moonlight and radiant-height adjustments.

Chance ≥1 meteor in 30 min73%

UPCOMING METEOR PERIODSStart, peak and end dates · weather should be checked closer to the peak.

AUG 28–SEP 5

AurigidsStart AUG 28 · Peak SEP 1 · End SEP 5 · ZHR 6 · 80% Moon at peak

ACTIVE NOW

SEP 5–SEP 21

September ε-PerseidsStart SEP 5 · Peak SEP 9 · End SEP 21 · ZHR 8 · 6% Moon at peak

ACTIVE NOW

SEP 20–NOV 20

Southern TauridsStart SEP 20 · Peak NOV 5 · End NOV 20 · ZHR 7 · 20% Moon at peak

UPCOMING

OCT 2–NOV 7

OrionidsStart OCT 2 · Peak OCT 21 · End NOV 7 · ZHR 20 · 77% Moon at peak

UPCOMING

Experimental local observing estimate. Weather values come from the hourly forecast already used on this page. Moon position and astronomical darkness are calculated locally from time and coordinates. Meteor-shower ZHR describes ideal conditions and is not the number of meteors a person should expect to see locally.

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Forecast data for Ruidoso Downs were last refreshed today at 3:22 PM. The current forecast period extends through 07/09/2026 at 1:00 PM. Weather, air-quality and UV-index data are provided through WEATHER-INFO.COM. Forecasts are produced automatically from the latest available data and are subject to periodic technical checks. This service is intended for general weather information.