Weather in Rancho Grande, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rancho Grande, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
9%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Rancho Grande, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
6p
76°
7p
74°
8p
69°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
Rancho Grande, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—79°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—75°48°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—70°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—74°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—75°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—76°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—74°44°
Rancho Grande, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rancho Grande, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
219° · veering 34°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Rancho Grande, NM
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 134.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.3 Low
Rancho Grande, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rancho Grande, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:30 PM
- Moonset
- 2:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rancho Grande, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Rancho Grande at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 9 (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.