Weather in Lake Arthur, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Arthur, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 1:36 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
5%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Lake Arthur, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
94°
7p
87°
8p
86°
9p
80°
10p
76°
11p
73°
12a
70°
1a
68°
2a
66°
3a
65°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
64°
7a
73°
8a
81°
9a
82°
10a
85°
11a
91°
12p
92°
1p
93°
2p
91°
3p
95°
4p
94°
5p
93°
6p
Lake Arthur, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—96°58°
- SundayMay 17Clear—93°59°
- MondayMay 18Clear—89°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—87°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle47%90°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast32%90°62°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy18%91°64°
Lake Arthur, NM
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Lake Arthur, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
229° · veering 36°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Lake Arthur, NM
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 39.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 133.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Lake Arthur, 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 53m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Arthur, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:13 PM
- Moonset
- 2:16 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lake Arthur, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lake Arthur at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (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.