Weather in Moriarty, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Moriarty, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
8%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Moriarty, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
59°
3a
55°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
Moriarty, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—84°48°
- SundayMay 17Clear—79°53°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—74°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—77°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%79°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast31%77°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast15%79°49°
Moriarty, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Moriarty, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
208° · veering 158°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 10
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
Moriarty, NM
Air quality
87
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Moriarty, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Moriarty, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:13 PM
- Moonset
- 2:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Moriarty, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Moriarty at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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.