Weather in Homestead, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Homestead, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
9%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Homestead, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
7p
67°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
Homestead, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—77°51°
- SundayMay 17Clear—70°46°
- MondayMay 18Clear—68°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—72°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—73°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%71°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%72°47°
Homestead, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Homestead, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
245° · backing 61°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
Homestead, NM
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 132.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Homestead, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Homestead, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:24 PM
- Moonset
- 2:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Homestead, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Homestead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.