Weather in Chaparral, New Mexico
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Chaparral, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
6%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Chaparral, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
8p
81°
9p
77°
10p
78°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
70°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
75°
8a
79°
9a
82°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
90°
6p
88°
7p
Chaparral, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—90°63°
- SundayMay 17Clear—88°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—86°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—88°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—86°67°
- FridayMay 22Clear14%87°65°
Chaparral, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Chaparral, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
236° · backing 58°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Chaparral, NM
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 45.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Chaparral, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chaparral, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:24 PM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Chaparral, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Chaparral at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (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.