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Weather in Escudilla Bonita, New Mexico

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

Escudilla Bonita, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
10%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Escudilla Bonita, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
57°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
L 49°H 78°
Escudilla Bonita, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    77°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    71°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    67°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    72°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    68°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    73°48°
Escudilla Bonita, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
232° · veering 30°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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 11 · pk 27 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Escudilla Bonita, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
776.6
+2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 22.93 inHg
Now
776.6
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 774781
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Escudilla Bonita, NM
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.9 μg/m³
PM 10
3.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
131.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.4 Low
Escudilla Bonita, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Escudilla Bonita, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:29 PM
Moonset
2:39 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Escudilla Bonita, 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 →

Escudilla Bonita at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (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 Escudilla Bonita

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.