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Weather in Reserve, New Mexico

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Reserve, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
10%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Reserve, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
L 53°H 83°
Reserve, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    82°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    77°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    74°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    76°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    77°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    78°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    78°46°
Reserve, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · backing 165°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
avg 11 · pk 29 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Reserve, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
816.7
+0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 24.12 inHg
Now
816.7
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 815823
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Reserve, NM
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
124.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Reserve, 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.
Reserve, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:29 PM
Moonset
2:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Reserve, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Reserve at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Reserve

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.