Weather in Cotton City, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cotton City, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
8%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Cotton City, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
8p
78°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
70°
12a
67°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
63°
4a
61°
5a
59°
6a
58°
7a
66°
8a
74°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
Cotton City, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—88°51°
- SundayMay 17Clear—86°54°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—83°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—84°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—85°66°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear—85°63°
Cotton City, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Cotton City, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 65°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 10
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
Cotton City, NM
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cotton City, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:51 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cotton City, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:35 PM
- Moonset
- 2:33 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cotton City, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Cotton City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 28 (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.