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Weather in High Rolls, New Mexico

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

High Rolls, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:06 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
7%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
High Rolls, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
68°
9a
70°
10a
72°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
67°
9p
65°
10p
L 58°H 76°
High Rolls, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    76°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    73°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    70°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    73°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    74°56°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    73°55°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    11%
    73°52°
High Rolls, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
242° · veering 60°
Direction
WSW
242°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 14
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
avg 14 · pk 32 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
High Rolls, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
786.4
+1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 23.22 inHg
Now
786.4
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 784794
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
High Rolls, NM
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
72.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
High Rolls, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
High Rolls, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:19 PM
Moonset
2:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
High Rolls, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

High Rolls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (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 High Rolls

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.