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
La Luz, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—87°67°
- SundayMay 17Clear—83°64°
- MondayMay 18Clear—81°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—81°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—84°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast11%83°63°
- FridayMay 22Clear10%83°61°
La Luz, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
La Luz, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.