Abiquiu, New Mexico Weather
Abiquiu, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Abiquiu, Rio Arriba County.
Full aviation weather for Abiquiu is published on the Los Alamos Airport (KLAM) page, 37 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at KLAM describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Abiquiu specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Abiquiu.
About Abiquiu, New Mexico
Abiquiu sits, a quiet sentinel, where the Chama River has patiently sculpted its way through ancient earth. It lies 41.8 miles north-north-west of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 329°T), and is situated 20.0 miles north-west of Española. The landscape here is a symphony of ochre, rust, and sun-bleached bone, with mesas rising like sleeping giants against a sky that bleeds from sapphire at noon to bruised lavender at dusk. Adobe dwellings, weathered and humble, cling to the inclines, their forms echoing the very contours of the land, softened by the passage of countless seasons. Sagebrush and piñon pine punctuate the rugged terrain, their fragrance a constant, subtle perfume carried on the dry air, and the silence here is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind and the distant cry of a hawk circling high above the vast, unbroken horizons. This is a place where history is not merely remembered but felt, a palpable presence woven into the very dust. For centuries, Indigenous peoples have lived in and drawn sustenance from this arid beauty, followed by Spanish settlers who established the village in the early 18th century. The economy, once sustained by small-scale agriculture and livestock grazing in the fertile river valley, now finds a different rhythm, partly through art tourism drawn to the stark, inspiring vistas that have captivated painters for generations, and partly through the enduring spirit of those who call Abiquiu home, tending their gardens and preserving their heritage with a quiet, resilient pride. The Ghost Ranch, a landmark associated with Georgia O'Keeffe, stands as a testament to the enduring allure of this land, its dramatic formations a constant muse.
Live animated radar for Abiquiu and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Abiquiu, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.207241°N, 106.31864°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87510 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Abiquiu, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Abiquiu, New Mexico, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Abiquiu includes coordinates 36.207241°N, 106.318640°W, situated in Rio Arriba County. ZIP code 87510. Telephone area code: 505. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
