Weather in Kirtland, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kirtland, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
11%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Kirtland, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
61°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
53°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
63°
9a
70°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
79°
8p
74°
9p
Kirtland, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—87°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—81°52°
- MondayMay 18Overcast25%65°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—71°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—76°50°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—76°54°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—79°51°
Kirtland, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Kirtland, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
252° · veering 164°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
Kirtland, NM
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Kirtland, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kirtland, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:17 PM
- Moonset
- 2:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Kirtland, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Kirtland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (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.