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Weather in Cañones, New Mexico

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

Cañones, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:10 AM
63
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
11%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Cañones, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
79°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
L 52°H 79°
Cañones, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    80°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    73°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    64°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    71°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    24%
    73°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    27%
    72°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    19%
    74°47°
Cañones, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
224° · backing 73°
Direction
SW
224°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
33
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 33 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 73° from the sw.
Cañones, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
774.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 22.87 inHg
Now
774.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 774783
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cañones, NM
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.4 μg/m³
PM 10
12.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cañones, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cañones, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:11 PM
Moonset
2:35 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cañones, 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 →

Cañones at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Cañones

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.