Weather in Anton Chico, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Anton Chico, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 5:55 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
8%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Anton Chico, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
11p
68°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
61°
7a
71°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
77°
9p
73°
10p
Anton Chico, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°57°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—84°61°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—80°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—77°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle53%84°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast55%83°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast36%85°50°
Anton Chico, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Anton Chico, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
240° · backing 100°
Direction
WSW
240°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 14
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Anton Chico, NM
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Anton Chico, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:28 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Anton Chico, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:09 PM
- Moonset
- 2:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Anton Chico, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Anton Chico at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (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.