Weather in White Sands, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
White Sands, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
5%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
White Sands, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
8p
84°
9p
81°
10p
79°
11p
78°
12a
76°
1a
75°
2a
73°
3a
72°
4a
72°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
78°
8a
81°
9a
83°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
88°
7p
White Sands, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—89°72°
- SundayMay 17Clear—87°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—84°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—86°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—85°67°
- FridayMay 22Clear12%86°62°
White Sands, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
White Sands, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
231° · backing 58°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 15
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
White Sands, NM
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 21.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 126.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
White Sands, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:41 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
White Sands, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:24 PM
- Moonset
- 2:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
White Sands, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
White Sands at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 1 (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.