Rio Communities, NM Weather Forecast
Valencia County, New Mexico
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Rio Communities, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Rio Communities, NM at a glance
Rio Communities is home to about 4,907 people in Valencia County, across 7.7 square miles. It ranks 36th by population of 43 places in New Mexico with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Belen, 10 miles away.
- County
- Valencia County
- Population
- 4,907 2023 est.
- Land area
- 7.7 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 638
- Forecast point
- 34.6452°N, 106.7158°W
How well can the network see Rio Communities?
The nearest Doppler radar is KABX (Albuquerque, NM), to the N. Its lowest scan passes about 2,300 ft above Rio Communities. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Rio Communities is closer to its radar than 63% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KBRG (Belen Rgnl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Rio Communities
- Belen, NM10 mi
- Los Lunas, NM12 mi
- Peralta, NM13 mi
- Bosque Farms, NM14 mi
- Albuquerque, NM32 mi
- Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM36 mi
- Corrales, NM41 mi
- Socorro, NM42 mi
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