Weather in La Tierra, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Tierra, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
9%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
La Tierra, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
78°
6p
79°
7p
74°
8p
68°
9p
La Tierra, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—81°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—75°52°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—68°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—73°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast18%75°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast22%75°52°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%77°50°
La Tierra, NM
Next 24 hours · Cool now
La Tierra, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
183° · veering 30°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 Tierra, 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 Tierra, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Tierra, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:11 PM
- Moonset
- 2:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
La Tierra, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
La Tierra at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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.