Weather in Luna, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Luna, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
10%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Luna, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
66°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
57°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
Luna, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—77°46°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—72°44°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—68°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—73°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—73°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—74°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—74°46°
Luna, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Luna, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
238° · steady
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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
Luna, NM
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 129.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Luna, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Luna, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:30 PM
- Moonset
- 2:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Luna, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Luna at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (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.