Weather in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Las Cruces, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
5%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Las Cruces, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
8p
85°
9p
81°
10p
79°
11p
77°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
71°
8a
78°
9a
84°
10a
86°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
92°
5p
91°
6p
89°
7p
Las Cruces, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°60°
- SundayMay 17Clear—89°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—86°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—87°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—89°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—87°66°
- FridayMay 22Clear—88°63°
Las Cruces, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Las Cruces, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
253° · veering 163°
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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
Las Cruces, NM
Air quality
92
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 126.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Las Cruces, 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 50m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Las Cruces, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:25 PM
- Moonset
- 2:24 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Las Cruces, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Las Cruces at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 1 (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.