Weather in Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Rosa, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
6%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
7:55 PM
Santa Rosa, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
61°
7a
73°
8a
80°
9a
84°
10a
87°
11a
88°
12p
90°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
89°
6p
87°
7p
82°
8p
76°
9p
Santa Rosa, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—94°58°
- SundayMay 17Clear—88°60°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—85°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—80°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle46%87°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle58%82°54°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy26%82°54°
Santa Rosa, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Santa Rosa, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
237° · veering 134°
Direction
WSW
237°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Santa Rosa, NM
Air quality
87
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Santa Rosa, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:27 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:55 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Santa Rosa, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:08 PM
- Moonset
- 2:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Santa Rosa, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Santa Rosa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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.