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Weather in Malaga, New Mexico

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malaga, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
12%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Malaga, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
11p
79°
12a
77°
1a
77°
2a
77°
3a
75°
4a
75°
5a
73°
6a
71°
7a
75°
8a
75°
9a
83°
10a
87°
11a
90°
12p
93°
1p
94°
2p
95°
3p
96°
4p
95°
5p
95°
6p
93°
7p
87°
8p
84°
9p
81°
10p
L 71°H 96°
Malaga, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    97°64°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    94°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    92°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Mostly Clear
    91°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    50%
    92°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    93°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    94°69°
Malaga, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
133° · backing 65°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 9 · pk 23 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Malaga, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
901.2
+0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 26.61 inHg
Now
901.2
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 900909
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Malaga, NM
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.2 μg/m³
PM 10
18.3 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Malaga, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:32 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Malaga, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:14 PM
Moonset
2:13 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Malaga, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malaga at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (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 Malaga

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.