Weather in Columbus, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
7%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Columbus, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
9p
80°
10p
79°
11p
77°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
73°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
70°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
89°
7p
85°
8p
Columbus, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°63°
- SundayMay 17Clear—88°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—88°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—87°66°
- FridayMay 22Clear—88°64°
Columbus, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Columbus, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
245° · backing 27°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 14
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
Columbus, NM
Air quality
94
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 18.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Columbus, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbus, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:30 PM
- Moonset
- 2:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Columbus, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 26 (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.