Weather in Bayard, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bayard, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
11%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Bayard, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
68°
9p
Bayard, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—81°54°
- SundayMay 17Clear—78°51°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—74°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—77°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—78°57°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—77°59°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—78°56°
Bayard, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bayard, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
276° · backing 134°
Direction
W
276°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Bayard, NM
Air quality
94
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 117.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bayard, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bayard, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:29 PM
- Moonset
- 2:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bayard, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Bayard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.