Weather in Ventura, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ventura, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:16 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
12%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Ventura, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
11p
73°
12a
70°
1a
67°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
62°
5a
61°
6a
62°
7a
69°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
89°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
77°
9p
74°
10p
Ventura, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—89°55°
- SundayMay 17Clear—86°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—84°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—86°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—86°66°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—86°62°
Ventura, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ventura, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
241° · veering 12°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Ventura, NM
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ventura, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:46 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ventura, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:29 PM
- Moonset
- 2:28 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ventura, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Ventura at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (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.