Weather in Mountainair, New Mexico
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Mountainair, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
6%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Mountainair, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
70°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
Mountainair, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—81°54°
- SundayMay 17Clear—77°50°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—74°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—76°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—77°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast26%75°52°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%77°49°
Mountainair, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mountainair, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
197° · backing 41°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 14
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
Mountainair, NM
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 130.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mountainair, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mountainair, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:16 PM
- Moonset
- 2:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mountainair, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Mountainair at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.