Weather in Playas, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Playas, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
11%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Playas, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
9p
76°
10p
73°
11p
71°
12a
69°
1a
67°
2a
65°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
63°
6a
62°
7a
68°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
Playas, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—87°57°
- SundayMay 17Clear—83°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—82°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—84°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—83°63°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—85°60°
Playas, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Playas, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 74°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 13
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
Playas, NM
Air quality
92
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Playas, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Playas, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:34 PM
- Moonset
- 2:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Playas, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Playas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (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.