Weather in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ranchos de Taos, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 2:47 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
9%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Ranchos de Taos, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
66°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
Ranchos de Taos, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—80°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—74°51°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—65°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—70°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast29%74°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast32%73°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%73°45°
Ranchos de Taos, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ranchos de Taos, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
195° · veering 33°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Ranchos de Taos, NM
Air quality
91
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 127.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ranchos de Taos, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:27 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ranchos de Taos, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:07 PM
- Moonset
- 2:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ranchos de Taos, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ranchos de Taos at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (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.