Weather in Peñasco, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Peñasco, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:00 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
14%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Peñasco, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
57°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
64°
9p
Peñasco, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—76°51°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—69°46°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—63°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—67°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast30%71°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast32%70°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast18%71°46°
Peñasco, NM
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Peñasco, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 85°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
Peñasco, NM
Air quality
92
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Peñasco, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:28 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Peñasco, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:08 PM
- Moonset
- 2:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Peñasco, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Peñasco at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (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.