Weather in Watrous, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watrous, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
9%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Watrous, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
45°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
62°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
71°
8p
Watrous, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—83°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—76°53°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—71°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—71°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast62%78°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast62%76°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast39%75°44°
Watrous, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Watrous, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
224° · backing 66°
Direction
SW
224°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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
Watrous, NM
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Watrous, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:26 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Watrous, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:06 PM
- Moonset
- 2:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Watrous, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Watrous at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (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.