Weather in La Jara, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Jara, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
12%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
La Jara, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
65°
9p
La Jara, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—69°48°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—61°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—69°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast12%70°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast16%70°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—71°45°
La Jara, NM
Next 24 hours · Cool now
La Jara, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
195° · veering 80°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 12
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
La Jara, 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 Jara, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Jara, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:13 PM
- Moonset
- 2:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
La Jara, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
La Jara at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.