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Weather in Hope, New Mexico

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hope, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 6:04 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
12%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Hope, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
70°
7a
76°
8a
81°
9a
84°
10a
87°
11a
90°
12p
90°
1p
91°
2p
92°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
89°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
79°
9p
75°
10p
72°
11p
L 69°H 92°
Hope, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Clear
    89°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    85°64°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    85°54°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    48%
    85°61°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    35%
    88°57°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    20%
    89°65°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    21%
    83°71°
Hope, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
245° · backing 17°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 13
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
avg 13 · pk 29 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the wsw.
Hope, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
865.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 25.56 inHg
Now
865.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 865874
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hope, NM
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.0 μg/m³
PM 10
13.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hope, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hope, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:15 PM
Moonset
2:17 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hope, 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 →

Hope at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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.

ZIP codes in Hope

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.