Weather in Gallup, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gallup, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
9%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Gallup, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
7p
70°
8p
65°
9p
61°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
Gallup, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—79°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—73°45°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—64°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—69°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—71°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—74°52°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—75°49°
Gallup, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Gallup, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
244° · veering 33°
Direction
WSW
244°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 13
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Gallup, NM
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 129.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Gallup, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gallup, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:23 PM
- Moonset
- 2:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Gallup, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Gallup at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.