Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taos Ski Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Light Drizzle14%0.01″68°46°—
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain67%0.07″67°48°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle45%0.01″77°44°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—76°47°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—78°48°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast28%—77°47°-1°
- SundayJul 12Light Drizzle12%—77°47°0°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 12:23 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Taos Ski Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 28°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 87525
15-Day Forecast — Taos Ski Valley
- Mon70°46°14%
- Tue67°48°67%
- Wed77°44°45%
- Thu76°47°22%
- Fri78°48°25%
- Sat77°47°28%
- Sun77°47°12%
- Mon69°46°10%
- Tue67°44°21%
- Wed70°44°37%
- Thu73°47°38%
- Fri74°50°61%
- Sat74°50°73%
- Sun70°48°74%
- Mon70°47°50%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 Ski Valley
SPC includes Taos Ski Valley 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 Ski Valley
- 87525