Taos, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taos weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°55°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—91°61°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain52%0.15″92°59°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle33%—92°57°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—94°61°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—91°62°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast21%—90°60°-1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Taos at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87571
16-Day Forecast — Taos
- Sun87°55°8%
- Mon91°61°16%
- Tue92°59°52%
- Wed92°57°33%
- Thu94°61°18%
- Fri91°62°21%
- Sat90°60°21%
- Sun96°62°10%
- Mon96°62°12%
- Tue94°60°23%
- Wed96°61°25%
- Thu96°61°36%
- Fri98°63°40%
- Sat95°64°58%
- Sun98°63°62%
- Mon96°61°61%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Taos
SPC includes Taos in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Taos
- 87571