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Weather in Cañoncito, New Mexico

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cañoncito, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
8%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Cañoncito, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
68°
9p
64°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
63°
8a
69°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
L 53°H 79°
Cañoncito, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    81°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    73°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    68°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    73°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    24%
    75°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    33%
    73°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    16%
    74°48°
Cañoncito, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
240° · veering 163°
Direction
WSW
240°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
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 10 · pk 24 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 163° from the wsw.
Cañoncito, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
783.4
+2.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 23.13 inHg
Now
783.4
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
-7.2
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 781792
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cañoncito, NM
Air quality
91
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
2.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
116.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cañoncito, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cañoncito, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:11 PM
Moonset
2:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cañoncito, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cañoncito at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (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 Cañoncito

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.