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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
L 63°H 94°
Cannon AFB, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    94°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    91°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    87°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    84°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    50%
    88°56°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    50%
    84°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    24%
    80°55°
Cannon AFB, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 14 · pk 33 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Cannon AFB, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
860.4
+1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 25.41 inHg
Now
860.4
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 857867
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Cannon AFB

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.