Weather in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tierra Amarilla, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
15%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Tierra Amarilla, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
8p
59°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
50°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
44°
7a
51°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
71°
7p
Tierra Amarilla, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°46°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—68°46°
- MondayMay 18Overcast20%58°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—66°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast22%68°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast29%69°44°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear11%69°39°
Tierra Amarilla, NM
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Tierra Amarilla, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
254° · backing 171°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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
Tierra Amarilla, NM
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Tierra Amarilla, 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 10m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tierra Amarilla, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:10 PM
- Moonset
- 2:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Tierra Amarilla, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Tierra Amarilla at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.