Weather in Continental Divide, New Mexico
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Continental Divide, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
12%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Continental Divide, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
76°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
Continental Divide, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—77°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—72°45°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—63°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—68°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—72°50°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—74°45°
Continental Divide, NM
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Continental Divide, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
267° · backing 117°
Direction
W
267°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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
Continental Divide, NM
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 124.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Continental Divide, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:41 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Continental Divide, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:22 PM
- Moonset
- 2:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Continental Divide, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Continental Divide at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.