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Weather in Butterfield Park, New Mexico

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Butterfield Park, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
5%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Butterfield Park, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
68°
6a
67°
7a
73°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
78°
9p
L 66°H 88°
Butterfield Park, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    87°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    85°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    82°56°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    86°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    84°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    85°59°
Butterfield Park, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · veering 66°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 12
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
avg 12 · pk 28 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 66° from the sw.
Butterfield Park, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
853.3
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 25.20 inHg
Now
853.3
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 852860
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Butterfield Park, NM
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.5 μg/m³
PM 10
3.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Butterfield Park, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Butterfield Park, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:24 PM
Moonset
2:24 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Butterfield Park, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Butterfield Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 1 (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.

ZIP codes in Butterfield Park

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.