Weather in North Light Plant, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Light Plant, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 1:48 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
9%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
North Light Plant, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
7p
74°
8p
69°
9p
65°
10p
61°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
47°
4a
45°
5a
46°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
63°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
North Light Plant, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—77°51°
- MondayMay 18Overcast46%62°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—70°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—74°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—74°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—76°48°
North Light Plant, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
North Light Plant, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
254° · veering 172°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
North Light Plant, NM
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 127.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
North Light Plant, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Light Plant, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:15 PM
- Moonset
- 2:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
North Light Plant, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
North Light Plant at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 28 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.