Weather in Hillsboro, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hillsboro, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
6%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Hillsboro, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
7p
80°
8p
77°
9p
73°
10p
70°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
64°
3a
63°
4a
61°
5a
60°
6a
62°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
77°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
Hillsboro, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—85°59°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—81°57°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—77°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—80°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—82°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—82°61°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy10%82°61°
Hillsboro, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Hillsboro, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
249° · backing 67°
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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
Hillsboro, NM
Air quality
94
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 135.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Hillsboro, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:44 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hillsboro, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:27 PM
- Moonset
- 2:29 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Hillsboro, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Hillsboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 5 (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.