Weather in Capitan, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Capitan, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
7%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Capitan, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
11p
67°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
76°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
Capitan, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—82°55°
- SundayMay 17Clear—76°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—73°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—76°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast24%77°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast44%75°52°
- FridayMay 22Overcast28%75°52°
Capitan, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Capitan, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
230° · backing 58°
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 13
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Capitan, NM
Air quality
87
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 126.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Capitan, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Capitan, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:16 PM
- Moonset
- 2:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Capitan, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Capitan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (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.