Weather in Newkirk, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newkirk, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
5%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Newkirk, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
8p
76°
9p
73°
10p
72°
11p
70°
12a
68°
1a
65°
2a
63°
3a
63°
4a
64°
5a
62°
6a
65°
7a
73°
8a
80°
9a
85°
10a
88°
11a
89°
12p
91°
1p
90°
2p
92°
3p
92°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
88°
7p
Newkirk, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—94°60°
- SundayMay 17Clear—88°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—85°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—81°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers45%86°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle67%83°55°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy31%82°54°
Newkirk, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Newkirk, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
192° · backing 53°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
Newkirk, NM
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 121.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Newkirk, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:25 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Newkirk, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:05 PM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Newkirk, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Newkirk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- 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.