Weather in Elida, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elida, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
7%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Elida, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
11p
72°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
69°
3a
66°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
67°
7a
75°
8a
80°
9a
84°
10a
88°
11a
90°
12p
91°
1p
91°
2p
93°
3p
87°
4p
88°
5p
88°
6p
88°
7p
83°
8p
77°
9p
76°
10p
Elida, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—93°57°
- SundayMay 17Clear—90°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—86°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—83°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle50%87°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast46%83°57°
- FridayMay 22Overcast22%83°55°
Elida, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elida, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
227° · steady
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 15
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
Elida, NM
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elida, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:26 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elida, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:06 PM
- Moonset
- 2:16 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elida, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elida at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.