Weather in Roswell, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Roswell, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
7%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Roswell, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
9p
82°
10p
79°
11p
76°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
68°
5a
64°
6a
67°
7a
76°
8a
86°
9a
89°
10a
91°
11a
93°
12p
91°
1p
92°
2p
92°
3p
91°
4p
94°
5p
92°
6p
91°
7p
85°
8p
Roswell, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—97°60°
- SundayMay 17Clear—94°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—90°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast49%89°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast38%90°60°
- FridayMay 22Overcast23%87°60°
Roswell, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Roswell, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
219° · veering 63°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 12
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
Roswell, NM
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Roswell, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Roswell, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:12 PM
- Moonset
- 2:18 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Roswell, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Roswell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 7 (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.