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Weather in Mora, New Mexico

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mora, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
10%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Mora, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
57°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
71°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
L 54°H 79°
Mora, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    80°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    73°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    72°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67%
    74°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    71°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    40%
    72°45°
Mora, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
242° · backing 61°
Direction
WSW
242°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 23 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 61° from the wsw.
Mora, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
773.5
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 22.84 inHg
Now
773.5
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-6.8
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 771782
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mora, NM
Air quality
95
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
121.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mora, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:27 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mora, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:07 PM
Moonset
2:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mora, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (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.

ZIP codes in Mora

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.