Weather in Picacho Hills, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Picacho Hills, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
6%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Picacho Hills, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
10p
79°
11p
76°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
72°
3a
71°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
73°
8a
78°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
87°
7p
84°
8p
80°
9p
Picacho Hills, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—89°59°
- SundayMay 17Clear—87°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—84°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—88°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—86°65°
- FridayMay 22Clear—87°63°
Picacho Hills, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Picacho Hills, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
252° · backing 16°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 14
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
Picacho Hills, NM
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Picacho Hills, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:43 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Picacho Hills, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:26 PM
- Moonset
- 2:25 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Picacho Hills, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Picacho Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (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.