Weather in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Truth or Consequences, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:47 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
6%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Truth or Consequences, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
8p
83°
9p
79°
10p
75°
11p
71°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
66°
3a
65°
4a
63°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
72°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
88°
7p
Truth or Consequences, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—90°59°
- SundayMay 17Clear—86°59°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—84°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—87°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—87°60°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear10%86°59°
Truth or Consequences, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Truth or Consequences, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
234° · veering 171°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
32
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
Truth or Consequences, NM
Air quality
95
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 130.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Truth or Consequences, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Truth or Consequences, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:24 PM
- Moonset
- 2:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Truth or Consequences, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Truth or Consequences at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 6 (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.