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Weather in Peak Place, New Mexico

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

Peak Place, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
9%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Peak Place, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
60°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
59°
5a
56°
6a
60°
7a
65°
8a
68°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
74°
8p
69°
9p
L 56°H 81°
Peak Place, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    82°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    76°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    68°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    73°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    18%
    75°53°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    29%
    74°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    13%
    75°51°
Peak Place, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 43°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 12
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
avg 12 · pk 25 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Peak Place, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
790.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 23.34 inHg
Now
790.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-5.2
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 790799
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Peak Place, NM
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
1.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Peak Place, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Peak Place, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:10 PM
Moonset
2:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Peak Place, 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 →

Peak Place at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (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 Peak Place

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.