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Weather in Mountain View, New Mexico

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mountain View, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
12%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Mountain View, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
47°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
54°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
64°
9p
60°
10p
L 45°H 78°
Mountain View, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    78°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    72°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    69°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    71°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74°47°
Mountain View, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
266° · veering 133°
Direction
W
266°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
33
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
avg 11 · pk 33 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 133° from the w.
Mountain View, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
778.6
+1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 22.99 inHg
Now
778.6
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 775786
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mountain View, NM
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
3.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
122.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mountain View, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mountain View, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:23 PM
Moonset
2:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mountain View, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mountain View at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (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 Mountain View

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.