Weather in Encinal, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Encinal, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:02 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
11%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Encinal, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
62°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
66°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
84°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
72°
9p
68°
10p
Encinal, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—85°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—78°53°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—70°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—78°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—77°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast16%77°56°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—78°54°
Encinal, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Encinal, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
275° · veering 34°
Direction
W
275°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
40
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Encinal, NM
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 123.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Encinal, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:38 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Encinal, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:19 PM
- Moonset
- 2:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Encinal, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Encinal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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.