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Weather in San Luis, New Mexico

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

San Luis, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:12 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
10%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
San Luis, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
79°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
70°
9p
67°
10p
L 52°H 81°
San Luis, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    82°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    75°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    75°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    76°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    16%
    76°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    76°49°
San Luis, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
299° · backing 77°
Direction
WNW
299°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 30 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 77° from the wnw.
San Luis, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
793.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 23.42 inHg
Now
793.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 792802
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
San Luis, NM
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
2.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
118.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
San Luis, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:35 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
San Luis, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:15 PM
Moonset
2:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
San Luis, 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 →

San Luis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (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 San Luis

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.