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Weather in Carlsbad, New Mexico

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

Carlsbad, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
11%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Carlsbad, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
11p
80°
12a
79°
1a
77°
2a
77°
3a
76°
4a
78°
5a
77°
6a
74°
7a
73°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
85°
11a
91°
12p
92°
1p
93°
2p
95°
3p
95°
4p
96°
5p
94°
6p
92°
7p
87°
8p
83°
9p
79°
10p
L 73°H 96°
Carlsbad, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    97°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    94°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    91°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    89°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    91°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    93°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    17%
    93°71°
Carlsbad, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · veering 117°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 24 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 117° from the wsw.
Carlsbad, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
897.5
+1.2 mb in 3h · steady · 26.50 inHg
Now
897.5
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 895905
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Carlsbad, NM
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
13.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Carlsbad, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:32 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carlsbad, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:14 PM
Moonset
2:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Carlsbad, 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 →

Carlsbad at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 Carlsbad

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.