Weather in Virden, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Virden, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
6%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Virden, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
91°
6p
89°
7p
87°
8p
82°
9p
77°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
67°
3a
65°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
62°
7a
69°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
Virden, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—89°54°
- SundayMay 17Clear—87°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—83°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—86°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—86°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—87°63°
Virden, NM
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Virden, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
263° · veering 110°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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
Virden, NM
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 134.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.2 Low
Virden, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Virden, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:33 PM
- Moonset
- 2:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Virden, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Virden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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.