Weather in Artesia, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Artesia, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
11%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Artesia, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
10p
78°
11p
76°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
76°
8a
82°
9a
83°
10a
86°
11a
91°
12p
93°
1p
95°
2p
94°
3p
95°
4p
95°
5p
92°
6p
90°
7p
86°
8p
82°
9p
Artesia, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—95°60°
- SundayMay 17Clear—92°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—88°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—87°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle46%90°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast34%89°62°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear15%91°66°
Artesia, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Artesia, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
220° · veering 31°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Artesia, NM
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 21.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Artesia, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:32 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Artesia, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:13 PM
- Moonset
- 2:16 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Artesia, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Artesia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.