Weather in Fruitland, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fruitland, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:50 AM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
12%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Fruitland, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
66°
10p
61°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
46°
7a
56°
8a
64°
9a
71°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
Fruitland, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—82°52°
- MondayMay 18Overcast23%65°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—71°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—76°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—77°55°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—80°51°
Fruitland, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fruitland, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
253° · veering 159°
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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
Fruitland, NM
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 117.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fruitland, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fruitland, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:17 PM
- Moonset
- 2:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fruitland, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Fruitland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.