Weather in Sandia Heights, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sandia Heights, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
7%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Sandia Heights, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
62°
7a
66°
8a
68°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
73°
9p
Sandia Heights, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—83°57°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—78°55°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—73°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—77°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast10%79°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%78°57°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—79°55°
Sandia Heights, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sandia Heights, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
191° · veering 52°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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
Sandia Heights, NM
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sandia Heights, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:34 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sandia Heights, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:15 PM
- Moonset
- 2:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sandia Heights, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Sandia Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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.