Tatum, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tatum weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle24%0.03″95°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—94°63°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——95°74°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—95°76°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle26%—97°74°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle26%—92°74°-5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Tatum at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88267
15-Day Forecast — Tatum
- Sun95°71°24%
- Mon94°63°17%
- Tue93°71°7%
- Wed95°74°5%
- Thu95°76°13%
- Fri97°74°26%
- Sat92°74°26%
- Sun88°73°9%
- Mon94°71°6%
- Tue96°75°4%
- Wed99°76°8%
- Thu104°73°17%
- Fri93°73°10%
- Sat92°70°11%
- Sun90°70°20%
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 — Tatum
SPC has placed Tatum in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Tatum
- 88267