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Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico Weather

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Taos Ski Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Taos Ski Valley, NM
Friday, June 5 at 2:04 AM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
42%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Taos Ski Valley, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTaos Ski Valley, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 42 to 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 42°H 64°
Taos Ski Valley, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    13%
    60°37°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    10%
    64°42°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    66%
    0.01″
    61°43°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    22%
    67°41°+6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    68°43°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    0.01″
    70°42°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Showers
    13%
    0.29″
    66°45°-4°
Taos Ski Valley, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · veering 17°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2514SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 17° from the wsw.
Taos Ski Valley, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
683.9
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 20.20 inHg
Now
683.9
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-6.5
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 682688
675680685690695-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW688.4681.5681.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Taos Ski Valley, NM
Air quality
65
AQI
Good
+20 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 46. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
Taos Ski Valley, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
93.2mi
UNLIMITED
152 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
02:04 UTC ·Taos Ski Valley, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:04 UTC ·Taos Ski Valley, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Taos Ski Valley, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Taos Ski Valley, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Taos Ski Valley, NM
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:15 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Taos Ski Valley, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:55 AM
Moonset
4:19 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Taos Ski Valley, NM
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Taos Ski Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — Taos Ski Valley

SPC has placed Taos Ski Valley in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Taos Ski Valley

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.