Weather in Las Vegas, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Las Vegas, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
5%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Las Vegas, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
69°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
49°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
64°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
Las Vegas, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—85°54°
- SundayMay 17Clear—77°56°
- MondayMay 18Clear—71°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—71°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast56%78°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast56%76°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast36%77°44°
Las Vegas, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Las Vegas, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
221° · backing 72°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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
Las Vegas, NM
Air quality
94
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Las Vegas, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:28 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Las Vegas, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:08 PM
- Moonset
- 2:28 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Las Vegas, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Las Vegas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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.