NWS Forecast for 3 Miles SW Ruidoso NM

National Weather Service Forecast for: 3 Miles SW Ruidoso NM
Issued by: National Weather Service Albuquerque, NM

Updated: 2:15 pm MDT Jul 16, 2026

This Afternoon Scattered T-storms	Tonight Isolated T-storms then Isolated Showers	Friday Scattered Showers then T-storms	Friday Night Scattered T-storms then Partly Cloudy	Saturday Scattered Showers then T-storms	Saturday Night Scattered T-storms then Partly Cloudy	Sunday Scattered Showers then T-storms	Sunday Night Slight Chance T-storms then Partly Cloudy	Monday Slight Chance T-storms then T-storms Likely
Hi 79 °F	Lo 55 °F	Hi 79 °F	Lo 56 °F	Hi 80 °F	Lo 56 °F	Hi 80 °F	Lo 57 °F	Hi 81 °F

Flood Watch

This Afternoon	Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight	Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday	Scattered showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. High near 79. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night	Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday	Showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 3pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 80. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night	Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday	Scattered showers, then showers and thunderstorms after 9am. High near 80. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night	A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Monday	Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night	A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday	A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night	A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday	A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for 3 Miles SW Ruidoso NM.