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
Carlsbad, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—97°60°
- SundayMay 17Clear—94°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—89°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle45%91°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle42%93°64°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy17%93°71°
Carlsbad, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Carlsbad, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.