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Weather in Bluewater, New Mexico

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

Bluewater, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
11%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Bluewater, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
72°
1p
75°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
L 48°H 76°
Bluewater, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    77°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    70°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    63°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    68°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    71°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    73°45°
Bluewater, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
267° · steady
Direction
W
267°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 14
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 14 · pk 29 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the w.
Bluewater, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
768.6
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 22.70 inHg
Now
768.6
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-5.7
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 767776
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bluewater, NM
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.8 μg/m³
PM 10
3.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
129.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bluewater, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:40 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bluewater, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:21 PM
Moonset
2:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bluewater, 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 →

Bluewater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (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 Bluewater

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.