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Weather in Tatum, New Mexico

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tatum, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
9%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Tatum, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
71°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
65°
7a
74°
8a
81°
9a
84°
10a
87°
11a
90°
12p
91°
1p
92°
2p
91°
3p
84°
18%
4p
87°
12%
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
84°
8p
L 63°H 92°
Tatum, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    94°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    91°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    87°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    85°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    62%
    86°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    55%
    85°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    20%
    87°62°
Tatum, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
232° · veering 30°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 14
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
avg 14 · pk 31 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 30° from the sw.
Tatum, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
870.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.70 inHg
Now
870.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 869877
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tatum, NM
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.1 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
115.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Tatum, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:26 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tatum, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:07 PM
Moonset
2:12 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Tatum, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tatum at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Tatum

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.