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Weather in Lake Roberts, New Mexico

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Roberts, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:18 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
14%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Lake Roberts, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
L 56°H 80°
Lake Roberts, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    80°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    76°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    72°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    76°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    77°54°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    76°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    78°52°
Lake Roberts, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · veering 112°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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 11 · pk 29 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 112° from the w.
Lake Roberts, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
812.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 23.98 inHg
Now
812.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 811820
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Roberts, NM
Air quality
95
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lake Roberts, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:46 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Roberts, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:29 PM
Moonset
2:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lake Roberts, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Roberts at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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 Lake Roberts

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.