Weather in Maxwell, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maxwell, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
7%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Maxwell, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
68°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
62°
12a
59°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
58°
8a
70°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
84°
6p
80°
7p
Maxwell, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°44°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—82°55°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—73°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast10%72°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers61%79°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle61%74°53°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy36%74°46°
Maxwell, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Maxwell, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
212° · veering 173°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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
Maxwell, NM
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 123.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Maxwell, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Maxwell, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:01 PM
- Moonset
- 2:28 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Maxwell, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Maxwell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 26 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.