Weather in Buckhorn, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buckhorn, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
11%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Buckhorn, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10p
72°
11p
70°
12a
68°
1a
65°
2a
63°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
59°
7a
66°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
73°
9p
Buckhorn, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—85°53°
- SundayMay 17Clear—83°54°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—78°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—80°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—81°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—82°59°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—83°56°
Buckhorn, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Buckhorn, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
269° · backing 173°
Direction
W
269°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Buckhorn, NM
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Buckhorn, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:48 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buckhorn, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:31 PM
- Moonset
- 2:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Buckhorn, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Buckhorn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (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.