Weather in Elephant Butte, New Mexico
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Elephant Butte, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
7%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Elephant Butte, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
65°
7a
71°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
90°
4p
92°
5p
90°
6p
88°
7p
84°
8p
78°
9p
Elephant Butte, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—90°57°
- SundayMay 17Clear—86°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—84°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—87°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—87°60°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear—86°59°
Elephant Butte, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elephant Butte, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
221° · veering 48°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
31
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
Elephant Butte, NM
Air quality
94
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elephant Butte, 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.
Elephant Butte, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:24 PM
- Moonset
- 2:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elephant Butte, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Elephant Butte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.