Weather in Fort Wingate, New Mexico
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Fort Wingate, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
9%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Fort Wingate, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
66°
9p
64°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
77°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
Fort Wingate, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—78°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—73°49°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—64°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—68°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—72°51°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—74°47°
Fort Wingate, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fort Wingate, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 6°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 16
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
Fort Wingate, NM
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 127.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Wingate, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:41 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Wingate, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:22 PM
- Moonset
- 2:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Wingate, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Fort Wingate at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.