Weather in El Rito, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
El Rito, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
57°
Humidity
12%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
El Rito, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
50°
2a
52°
3a
48°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
74°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
71°
8p
El Rito, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—73°50°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—64°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—72°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast27%75°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast25%73°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast15%74°45°
El Rito, NM
Next 24 hours · Cool now
El Rito, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
218° · backing 122°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 13
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
El Rito, NM
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
El Rito, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:30 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
El Rito, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:09 PM
- Moonset
- 2:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
El Rito, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
El Rito at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (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.