Weather in Grants, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grants, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
12%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Grants, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
70°
9p
66°
10p
Grants, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—83°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—77°50°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—69°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—75°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—74°50°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast16%75°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—77°48°
Grants, NM
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Grants, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
284° · backing 134°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Grants, NM
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 122.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Grants, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:39 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grants, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:20 PM
- Moonset
- 2:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Grants, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Grants at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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.