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Weather in Lovington, New Mexico

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

Lovington, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
6%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Lovington, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
76°
10p
76°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
70°
7a
75°
8a
81°
9a
84°
10a
87°
13%
11a
90°
12p
90°
1p
91°
2p
92°
3p
91°
4p
88°
5p
89°
6p
89°
7p
83°
8p
L 65°H 92°
Lovington, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    95°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    92°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    88°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    85°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    60%
    85°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    54%
    86°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    88°62°
Lovington, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 52°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 13
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
avg 13 · pk 29 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 52° from the wsw.
Lovington, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
874.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.83 inHg
Now
874.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 873882
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lovington, NM
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.1 μg/m³
PM 10
7.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lovington, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:27 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lovington, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:08 PM
Moonset
2:12 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lovington, 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 →

Lovington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • 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 Lovington

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.