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
Tatum, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—94°61°
- SundayMay 17Clear—91°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—87°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—85°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers62%86°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast55%85°59°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear20%87°62°
Tatum, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Tatum, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.