Ruidoso Downs, NM Monthly Weather

Lincoln County3:05 PM MDT33.33°N, 105.60°WElevation 6,417 ft
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1177°/63°0.50 in
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21 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 74°/52°
22 Partly Sunny 73°/52°
23 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68°/45°
24 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 65°/40°
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26 Chance Rain Showers 59°/41°
27 Light rain 52°/43°
28 Cloudy 59°/38°
29 Cloudy 62°/35°
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Average high60°
Average low43°
Warmest / coldest77° / 22°
Precipitation0.70 in (normal 0.54 in to date)
Record high today61° (2023)
Record low today29° (2016)

Observed: Sierra Blanca, 19 km away, records since 2002. Normals 1991–2020. Climate data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS); recent days are preliminary. Days ahead: the forecast.

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