Weather in Tijeras, New Mexico
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Tijeras, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
8%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Tijeras, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
59°
7a
68°
8a
70°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
71°
9p
Tijeras, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—82°57°
- SundayMay 17Clear—78°54°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—72°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—75°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast11%77°53°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast17%75°54°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—77°52°
Tijeras, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Tijeras, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
226° · backing 14°
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
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
Tijeras, 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
Tijeras, 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
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tijeras, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:14 PM
- Moonset
- 2:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Tijeras, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Tijeras at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.