Weather in Dexter, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dexter, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
6%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Dexter, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
88°
8p
85°
9p
81°
10p
78°
11p
73°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
72°
8a
82°
9a
85°
10a
86°
11a
91°
12p
91°
1p
91°
2p
90°
3p
93°
4p
92°
5p
94°
6p
90°
7p
Dexter, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—96°57°
- SundayMay 17Clear—93°57°
- MondayMay 18Clear—89°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle47%90°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast37%90°61°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy21%91°60°
Dexter, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Dexter, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
223° · veering 52°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
33
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
Dexter, NM
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 125.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dexter, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dexter, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:12 PM
- Moonset
- 2:17 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dexter, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Dexter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (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.