Weather in Casa Colorada, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Casa Colorada, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 1:49 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
5%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Casa Colorada, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
7p
82°
8p
78°
9p
74°
10p
71°
11p
67°
12a
67°
1a
66°
2a
65°
3a
65°
4a
63°
5a
62°
6a
62°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
85°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
89°
6p
Casa Colorada, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—89°58°
- SundayMay 17Clear—87°55°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—84°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—87°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—84°58°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—86°57°
Casa Colorada, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Casa Colorada, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
178° · veering 102°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Casa Colorada, NM
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 131.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Casa Colorada, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Casa Colorada, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:18 PM
- Moonset
- 2:31 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Casa Colorada, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Casa Colorada at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (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.