Weather in Alamogordo, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alamogordo, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
6%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Alamogordo, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
7p
83°
8p
82°
9p
80°
10p
78°
11p
78°
12a
76°
1a
74°
2a
74°
3a
72°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
70°
7a
77°
8a
81°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
Alamogordo, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—89°68°
- SundayMay 17Clear—86°66°
- MondayMay 18Clear—82°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—85°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—84°67°
- FridayMay 22Clear11%84°65°
Alamogordo, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Alamogordo, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
206° · veering 97°
Direction
SSW
206°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
Alamogordo, NM
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 112.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 129.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Alamogordo, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:38 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alamogordo, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:20 PM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Alamogordo, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Alamogordo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above 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.