Weather in Thunder Mountain, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Thunder Mountain, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
8%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Thunder Mountain, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
71°
10a
73°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
Thunder Mountain, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—81°57°
- SundayMay 17Clear—76°54°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—70°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—75°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast14%76°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast25%74°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast13%76°49°
Thunder Mountain, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Thunder Mountain, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
199° · backing 67°
Direction
SSW
199°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 15
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
Thunder Mountain, NM
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Thunder Mountain, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Thunder Mountain, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:14 PM
- Moonset
- 2:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Thunder Mountain, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Thunder Mountain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.