Weather in Tucumcari, New Mexico
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tucumcari, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
6%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Tucumcari, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
10p
77°
11p
74°
12a
70°
1a
67°
2a
64°
3a
65°
4a
63°
5a
61°
6a
65°
7a
75°
8a
83°
9a
87°
10a
90°
11a
92°
12p
94°
1p
94°
2p
96°
3p
94°
4p
95°
5p
93°
6p
91°
7p
86°
8p
81°
9p
Tucumcari, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—96°60°
- SundayMay 17Clear—91°65°
- MondayMay 18Clear—88°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers57%86°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle71%85°61°
- FridayMay 22Overcast42%78°61°
Tucumcari, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Tucumcari, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
226° · backing 37°
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Tucumcari, NM
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Tucumcari, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:23 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tucumcari, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:03 PM
- Moonset
- 2:20 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Tucumcari, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Tucumcari at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (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.