Weather in Cliff, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cliff, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:03 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
13%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Cliff, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
69°
12a
67°
1a
65°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
58°
7a
65°
8a
73°
9a
78°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
73°
9p
69°
10p
Cliff, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—86°52°
- SundayMay 17Clear—84°54°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—79°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—81°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—82°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—83°58°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—85°55°
Cliff, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Cliff, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
282° · backing 66°
Direction
WNW
282°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Cliff, NM
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cliff, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:48 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cliff, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:31 PM
- Moonset
- 2:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cliff, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Cliff at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (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.