Weather in Los Alamos, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Los Alamos, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
10%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Los Alamos, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
68°
9p
Los Alamos, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—78°58°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—72°49°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—64°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—70°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast20%72°55°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast36%72°56°
- FridayMay 22Overcast18%73°54°
Los Alamos, NM
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Los Alamos, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
227° · backing 74°
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
51
avg 15
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
Los Alamos, NM
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 106.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Los Alamos, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Los Alamos, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:11 PM
- Moonset
- 2:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Los Alamos, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Los Alamos at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (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.