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Weather & Climate · The Land of Enchantment
The Definitive New Mexico Weather Portal

Every forecast in the Land of Enchantment,
highway-clear.

Official National Weather Service forecasts, the summer monsoon, fire weather and blowing dust, mountain snow and severe storms — for all 33 New Mexico counties, from the Four Corners and the Sangre de Cristos down the Rio Grande to Las Cruces and the Bootheel.

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33
Counties
2.11M
People
13,161 ft
Wheeler Peak
Jul–Sep
Monsoon

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Regions of New Mexico

Guide · 11 zones
Zone 1 · I-25/40
Albuquerque & the Middle Rio Grande
Albuquerque · Rio Rancho · Los Lunas
Zone 2 · I-10/25
Las Cruces & the Mesilla Valley
Las Cruces · Deming · Truth or Consequences
Zone 3 · I-25
Santa Fe & the North Central
Santa Fe · Española · Los Alamos
Zone 4 · US-550
Farmington & the Four Corners
Farmington · Gallup · Grants
Zone 5 · US-285
Carlsbad & the Permian Basin
Carlsbad · Hobbs · Artesia
Zone 6 · US-70
Roswell & the Pecos Valley
Roswell · Ruidoso · Fort Sumner
Zone 7 · US-60
Clovis & the Eastern Plains
Clovis · Portales · Tucumcari
Zone 8 · US-54
Alamogordo & the Tularosa Basin
Alamogordo · Tularosa · Cloudcroft
Zone 9 · US-64
Taos & the North
Taos · Raton · Clayton
Zone 10 · US-180
Silver City & the Gila
Silver City · Lordsburg · Reserve
Zone 11 · I-25
Socorro & the Rio Abajo
Socorro · Magdalena · Datil

The New Mexico Weather Story

Alerts & Climate
Recreation · Jul–Sep
The Monsoon Soon
The moisture that comes up from the Gulf of California in July and turns the driest state but two into a place with a daily thunderstorm.
Warning · Apr–Jun
Fire Weather Soon
The windy, single-digit-humidity weeks before the monsoon breaks — Red Flag days, and the fires that have twice been the largest in state history.
Route Shield · May–Aug
Severe & Hail Live
The dryline on the eastern plains, the monsoon storms that train over the mountains, and every watch and warning the Storm Prediction Center has out right now.
Warning · Mar–May
Wind & Blowing Dust Soon
Spring wind down the Rio Grande and off the Chihuahuan playas, and the dust that closes I-10 west of Las Cruces.
Services · Nov–Apr
Mountain Snow & Passes
Wheeler Peak, Taos, the Sangre de Cristos and the Sacramentos — snowpack, and Raton Pass on I-25.
Guide
Climate & Records
Normals, records and long-term trends for all 33 counties, across 10,000 feet of relief and six of the seven Merriam life zones.

Weather Along the Interstates

Guide · Drive smart
Interstate
I-25
Texas line at Anthony → Las Cruces → Socorro → Albuquerque → Santa Fe → Las Vegas → Raton Pass
Interstate
I-40
Arizona line → Gallup → Grants → Albuquerque → Santa Rosa → Tucumcari → Texas
Interstate
I-10
Arizona line at Lordsburg → Deming → Las Cruces → El Paso