Alamogordo, New Mexico Weather
Alamogordo, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Alamogordo, Otero County.
Full aviation weather for Alamogordo is published on the Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport (KALM) page, 8 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 Alamogordo 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 Alamogordo: Holloman Air Force Base (KHMN) 15 km
Conditions reported at KALM describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alamogordo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Alamogordo, New Mexico
Alamogordo rises from the Tularosa Basin, a wide, sun-drenched expanse where the Sacramento Mountains stand as a rugged, pine-scented backdrop. It lies 62.6 miles north-east of Las Cruces, NM (from Las Cruces, NM: bearing 49°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-north-east of Holloman AFB. The air here, even at midday, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint perfume of creosote and dust. Saguaros, like stoic sentinels, punctuate the ochre earth, their arms reaching towards a sky that often burns a vivid, almost impossible blue. The light, particularly as evening approaches, softens the sharp edges of the landscape, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch and distort across the flatlands, turning the distant peaks into shades of deep indigo. The history of Alamogordo is etched in the stark beauty of its surroundings, a testament to human endeavor in an unforgiving yet inspiring environment. Founded in the late 19th century as a railroad town, its economy has long been tied to the ebb and flow of transportation and, more recently, to the technological advancements born from its proximity to Holloman Air Force Base. The vast, pale expanse of White Sands National Park, a shimmering sea of gypsum dunes, lies just to the west, drawing visitors from afar and lending a unique, ethereal quality to the region. This locality has also been a crucible for scientific exploration, notably for the development of rocketry, a legacy that echoes in the quiet hum of research and innovation that still permeates the atmosphere.
Live animated radar for Alamogordo 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 | Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32.899532°N, 105.960265°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88310, 88311 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alamogordo, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alamogordo, 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 Alamogordo includes coordinates 32.899532°N, 105.960265°W, situated in Otero County. ZIP code 88310, 88311. Telephone area code: 575. 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.
