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Weather in Deer Canyon, New Mexico

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Deer Canyon, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
8%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Deer Canyon, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
70°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
68°
9p
L 54°H 77°
Deer Canyon, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    78°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    75°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    71°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    73°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    75°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    24%
    73°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74°47°
Deer Canyon, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
213° · backing 63°
Direction
SSW
213°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 16
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
avg 16 · pk 36 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Deer Canyon, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
775.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 22.90 inHg
Now
775.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 775784
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Deer Canyon, NM
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
0.6 μg/m³
PM 10
0.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
125.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Deer Canyon, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Deer Canyon, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:16 PM
Moonset
2:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Deer Canyon, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Deer Canyon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below 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.

ZIP codes in Deer Canyon

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.