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Weather in Hatch, New Mexico

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hatch, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
7%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Hatch, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
10p
77°
11p
74°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
70°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
73°
8a
78°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
90°
6p
88°
7p
83°
8p
77°
9p
L 64°H 90°
Hatch, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    90°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    87°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    84°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    87°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    88°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    87°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    88°63°
Hatch, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
237° · backing 151°
Direction
WSW
237°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 13
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
avg 13 · pk 30 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 151° from the wsw.
Hatch, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
869.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 25.69 inHg
Now
869.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 869877
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hatch, NM
Air quality
94
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
111.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hatch, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:43 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hatch, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:26 PM
Moonset
2:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hatch, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hatch at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (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 Hatch

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.