Agua Fria, New Mexico Weather
Agua Fria, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Agua Fria, Santa Fe County.
Full aviation weather for Agua Fria is published on the Santa Fe Municipal Airport (KSAF) page, 7 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. 2 airfields within reach of Agua Fria have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Agua Fria: Los Alamos Airport (KLAM) 34 km
Conditions reported at KSAF describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Agua Fria specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Agua Fria.
About Agua Fria, New Mexico
Agua Fria unfolds in a landscape of ochre earth, where the scrubby piñon and juniper cling tenaciously to rolling foothills under a sky that stretches, immense and blue, across the high desert. It lies 5.2 miles west-south-west of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 245°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-east of La Cienega. The air here carries a dryness that seeps into the bone, a constant companion to the sharp scent of creosote after a rare rain. Buildings, often adobe or stucco in muted earth tones, seem to rise organically from the terrain, their flat roofs and sturdy walls a testament to generations of adaptation to this arid environment. A stillness often pervades, broken only by the distant rumble of a truck on the highway or the sharp cry of a hawk circling overhead, a quietude that speaks of a life lived in close communion with the land's stark beauty. The history of Agua Fria is a layered thing, echoing with the whispers of ancient Pueblo peoples who first worked this land and the Spanish settlers who followed, bringing with them their traditions and livestock. Its economy, once rooted in ranching and agriculture sustained by the scarce but precious water sources, has diversified, embracing the creative spirit that draws artists and artisans to the region. Galleries and studios dot the landscape, their presence a subtle counterpoint to the enduring agricultural endeavors that still shape the local character, with fields of chile and alfalfa offering vibrant splashes of green against the prevailing palette of brown and gold. The rhythm of life in Agua Fria is one of patient endurance, a quiet hum of activity that respects the vastness of the surrounding wilderness and the enduring legacy of its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Agua Fria 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.
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| Location | Agua Fria, Santa Fe County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.654476°N, 106.022245°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87710, 87507 |
| Area Code | 575, 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Agua Fria, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Agua Fria, 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 Agua Fria includes coordinates 35.654476°N, 106.022245°W, situated in Santa Fe County. ZIP code 87710, 87507. Telephone area code: 575, 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.
