Weather in Monument, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monument, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
57%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Monument, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
11p
77°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
74°
14%
8a
79°
9a
82°
18%
10a
85°
18%
11a
90°
15%
12p
90°
12%
1p
91°
2p
92°
3p
93°
4p
92°
5p
91°
6p
89°
7p
87°
8p
82°
9p
77°
10p
Monument, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—95°63°
- SundayMay 17Clear—93°65°
- MondayMay 18Clear—89°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—86°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers65%86°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle59%86°62°
- FridayMay 22Overcast18%89°65°
Monument, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Monument, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
184° · backing 10°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
Monument, NM
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Monument, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:28 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monument, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:09 PM
- Moonset
- 2:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Monument, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Monument at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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.