Weather in Placitas, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Placitas, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
6%
Wind
25 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Placitas, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
68°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
75°
9p
Placitas, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—85°57°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—80°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—74°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—78°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast10%80°55°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast12%79°57°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—80°55°
Placitas, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Placitas, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
200° · backing 43°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
25
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 14
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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
Placitas, NM
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Placitas, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Placitas, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:14 PM
- Moonset
- 2:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Placitas, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Placitas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 19 (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.