Weather in Tularosa, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tularosa, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
6%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Tularosa, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
76°
12a
74°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
66°
6a
68°
7a
75°
8a
79°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
80°
8p
Tularosa, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—88°65°
- SundayMay 17Clear—84°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—82°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast10%86°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%85°59°
- FridayMay 22Clear—85°60°
Tularosa, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Tularosa, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 87°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
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
Tularosa, NM
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 47.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 120.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Tularosa, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tularosa, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:20 PM
- Moonset
- 2:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Tularosa, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Tularosa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (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.