Weather in Raton, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raton, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
10%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Raton, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
60°
12a
56°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
48°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
65°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
79°
11a
80°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
Raton, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—78°54°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—69°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast35%68°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers72%75°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers72%70°49°
- FridayMay 22Foggy41%69°44°
Raton, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Raton, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
138° · veering 156°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Raton, NM
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 120.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Raton, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Raton, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:00 PM
- Moonset
- 2:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Raton, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Raton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.