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Weather in Morningside, New Mexico

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

Morningside, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:02 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
11%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Morningside, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
11p
74°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
67°
7a
75°
8a
82°
9a
82°
10a
85°
11a
91°
12p
93°
1p
95°
2p
94°
3p
96°
4p
95°
5p
92°
6p
91°
7p
85°
8p
81°
9p
77°
10p
L 65°H 96°
Morningside, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    96°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    93°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    89°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    88°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    46%
    90°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    35%
    90°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    15%
    91°66°
Morningside, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 36°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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 11 · pk 28 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 36° from the sw.
Morningside, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
889.0
+1.6 mb in 3h · steady · 26.25 inHg
Now
889.0
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 887896
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Morningside, NM
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.6 μg/m³
PM 10
17.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Morningside, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Morningside, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:13 PM
Moonset
2:16 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Morningside, 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 →

Morningside at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (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 Morningside

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.