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Weather in White Rock, New Mexico

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

White Rock, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
9%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
White Rock, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
72°
9p
L 55°H 83°
White Rock, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    83°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    77°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    70°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    74°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    19%
    76°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    26%
    77°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    13%
    78°49°
White Rock, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · veering 63°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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 11 · pk 29 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 63° from the w.
White Rock, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
797.0
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 23.54 inHg
Now
797.0
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-5.7
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 797806
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
White Rock, NM
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.5 μg/m³
PM 10
14.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
White Rock, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
White Rock, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:11 PM
Moonset
2:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
White Rock, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

White Rock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (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.

ZIP codes in White Rock

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.