Weather in Silver City, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Silver City, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
12%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Silver City, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
9p
70°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
66°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
Silver City, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—80°52°
- SundayMay 17Clear—77°54°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—73°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—76°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—77°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—77°57°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—78°54°
Silver City, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Silver City, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
298° · backing 35°
Direction
WNW
298°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 11
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Silver City, NM
Air quality
95
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 121.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Silver City, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Silver City, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:30 PM
- Moonset
- 2:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Silver City, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Silver City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (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.