Weather in La Cienega, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Cienega, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
9%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
La Cienega, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
76°
8p
70°
9p
La Cienega, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—84°51°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—77°52°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—71°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—76°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast19%78°53°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast19%77°51°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%78°51°
La Cienega, NM
Next 24 hours · Cool now
La Cienega, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
154° · veering 59°
Direction
SSE
154°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
La Cienega, NM
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
La Cienega, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Cienega, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:12 PM
- Moonset
- 2:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
La Cienega, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
La Cienega at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.