Weather in Portales, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Portales, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
6%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Portales, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
10p
81°
11p
76°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
69°
4a
70°
5a
67°
6a
70°
7a
76°
8a
82°
9a
87°
10a
90°
11a
92°
12p
93°
1p
91°
2p
87°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
91°
6p
87°
7p
82°
8p
79°
9p
Portales, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—96°62°
- SundayMay 17Clear—91°64°
- MondayMay 18Clear—88°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—85°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers48%89°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast48%86°58°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy22%84°57°
Portales, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Portales, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
216° · steady
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 15
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
Portales, NM
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Portales, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Portales, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:04 PM
- Moonset
- 2:15 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Portales, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Portales at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 12 (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.