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Weather in Wagon Mound, New Mexico

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wagon Mound, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
7%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Wagon Mound, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
69°
9p
65°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
62°
8a
70°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
83°
2p
82°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
L 50°H 85°
Wagon Mound, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    85°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    79°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    73°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    71°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    59%
    80°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    77°52°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    40%
    76°45°
Wagon Mound, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · backing 104°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 27 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 104° from the ssw.
Wagon Mound, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
801.3
+1.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 23.66 inHg
Now
801.3
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-6.8
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 797810
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wagon Mound, NM
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wagon Mound, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:25 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wagon Mound, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 PM
Moonset
2:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wagon Mound, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wagon Mound at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Wagon Mound

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.