Weather in Cloudcroft, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cloudcroft, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
42°
Humidity
10%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Cloudcroft, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
62°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
65°
6p
63°
7p
61°
8p
Cloudcroft, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—68°48°
- SundayMay 17Clear—64°47°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—61°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—67°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast12%68°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast17%66°48°
- FridayMay 22Clear15%66°45°
Cloudcroft, NM
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cloudcroft, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
254° · veering 5°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 17
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Cloudcroft, NM
Air quality
92
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 126.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cloudcroft, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cloudcroft, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:19 PM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cloudcroft, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cloudcroft at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F below 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.