Alcalde, New Mexico Weather
Alcalde, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alcalde, Rio Arriba County.
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About Alcalde, New Mexico
Alcalde lies in a broad valley where the arid earth begins to soften, a place where the high desert air, thin and bright, carries the scent of piñon and sage. It lies 28.5 miles north-north-west of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 347°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-north-east of Española. The land here is a study in muted tones: ochre dust clinging to the low, scrubby bushes, the distant mesas a hazy lavender against a sky that, in the late afternoon, bleeds into shades of apricot and rose. The Rio Grande, a ribbon of brown water, snakes through this landscape, its banks lined with cottonwoods whose leaves, when the wind stirs them, whisper a dry, papery sound. Small adobe homes, their walls baked by generations of sun, seem to sprout organically from the earth, their flat roofs catching the intense, unwavering sunlight. The history of Alcalde is etched into the very soil, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this valley home for centuries. Founded as a Spanish colonial settlement, its name meaning "the alcalde" or magistrate, it has long been a crossroads, a place where cultures have met and mingled. The local economy, once tethered to the rhythm of the land and the slow flow of the river, now finds new life in the vibrant arts and crafts scene that flourishes here, drawing visitors who seek the authentic spirit of northern New Mexico. The air in Alcalde often holds a quiet hum, a blend of distant truck engines, the murmur of Spanish spoken in passing, and the deeper, more ancient silence of the surrounding mountains.
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| Location | Alcalde, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.088912°N, 106.053634°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87511 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alcalde, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alcalde, New Mexico, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Alcalde includes coordinates 36.088912°N, 106.053634°W, situated in Rio Arriba County. ZIP code 87511. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
