Weather in La Cueva, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Cueva, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
12%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
La Cueva, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
55°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
69°
8p
64°
9p
La Cueva, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—76°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—70°46°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—60°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—66°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle16%70°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast18%67°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%70°45°
La Cueva, NM
Next 24 hours · Cool now
La Cueva, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
225° · backing 149°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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
La Cueva, NM
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 117.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
La Cueva, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Cueva, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:13 PM
- Moonset
- 2:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
La Cueva, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
La Cueva at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (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.