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Weather in La Luz, New Mexico

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

La Luz, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
7%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
La Luz, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
8p
80°
9p
78°
10p
76°
11p
77°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
67°
6a
69°
7a
75°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
L 67°H 87°
La Luz, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    87°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    83°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    81°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    81°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    84°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    83°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    10%
    83°61°
La Luz, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 57°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 12
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
avg 12 · pk 24 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 57° from the ssw.
La Luz, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
850.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 25.11 inHg
Now
850.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-5.8
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 849858
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
La Luz, NM
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.0 μg/m³
PM 10
106.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
121.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
La Luz, 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
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Luz, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:20 PM
Moonset
2:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
La Luz, 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 →

La Luz at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 La Luz

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.