Weather in Cannon AFB, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cannon AFB, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
7%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Cannon AFB, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
10p
79°
11p
76°
12a
73°
1a
68°
2a
66°
3a
63°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
68°
7a
75°
8a
81°
9a
85°
10a
89°
11a
90°
12p
92°
1p
94°
2p
94°
3p
94°
4p
88°
5p
89°
6p
87°
7p
82°
8p
78°
9p
Cannon AFB, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—94°56°
- SundayMay 17Clear—91°56°
- MondayMay 18Clear—87°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—84°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers50%88°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast50%84°58°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy24%80°55°
Cannon AFB, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Cannon AFB, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
219° · veering 9°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
33
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
Cannon AFB, NM
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cannon AFB, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:23 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cannon AFB, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:04 PM
- Moonset
- 2:16 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cannon AFB, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cannon AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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.