Weather in Jal, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jal, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
33%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Jal, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
8p
84°
9p
80°
10p
78°
11p
76°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
69°
8a
72°
9a
80°
10a
86°
11a
89°
12p
90°
1p
92°
2p
94°
3p
95°
4p
94°
5p
94°
6p
90°
7p
Jal, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—98°66°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—94°67°
- MondayMay 18Clear—93°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—88°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers59%90°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle53%86°64°
- FridayMay 22Overcast24%91°68°
Jal, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Jal, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
157° · steady
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Jal, NM
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Jal, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:28 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jal, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:10 PM
- Moonset
- 2:09 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Jal, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Jal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (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.