Weather in Melrose, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Melrose, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
6%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Melrose, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
9p
83°
10p
80°
11p
75°
12a
73°
1a
69°
2a
65°
3a
62°
4a
65°
5a
63°
6a
67°
7a
74°
8a
79°
9a
84°
10a
88°
11a
90°
12p
91°
1p
88°
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
94°
5p
90°
6p
89°
7p
84°
8p
Melrose, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—95°55°
- SundayMay 17Clear—91°59°
- MondayMay 18Clear—87°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—84°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers50%88°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle53%84°57°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy25%81°56°
Melrose, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Melrose, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
214° · veering 109°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 13
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Melrose, NM
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Melrose, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Melrose, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:05 PM
- Moonset
- 2:17 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Melrose, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Melrose at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 14 (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.