Weather in Loco Hills, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Loco Hills, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
8%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Loco Hills, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
10p
78°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
65°
5a
65°
6a
68°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
81°
10a
87°
11a
89°
12p
91°
1p
92°
2p
92°
3p
92°
4p
93°
5p
91°
6p
90°
7p
85°
8p
81°
9p
Loco Hills, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—95°60°
- SundayMay 17Clear—91°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—88°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—87°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers52%89°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle47%87°62°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear19%89°66°
Loco Hills, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Loco Hills, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 142°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Loco Hills, NM
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 17.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 106.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Loco Hills, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Loco Hills, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:12 PM
- Moonset
- 2:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Loco Hills, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Loco Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 4 (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.