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
Butterfield Park, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—87°63°
- SundayMay 17Clear—85°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—82°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—86°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—84°65°
- FridayMay 22Clear—85°59°
Butterfield Park, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Butterfield Park, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.