Alma, New Mexico Weather
Alma, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alma, Catron County.
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About Alma, New Mexico
Alma lies at the foot of rugged mountains, a place where the earth exhales the scent of dry grass and ancient stone. It lies 59.7 miles north-east of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 54°T), and is situated 23.9 miles east-north-east of Greenlee. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones: ochre cliffs rise with a stark dignity, their surfaces etched by wind and sun into patterns that hint at geological epochs. Below, the valley floor sprawls, a mosaic of scrub oak and hardy desert flora, punctuated by the occasional tenacious juniper. The air itself carries a crispness, a dry coolness that belies the intensity of the sun, and at dusk, the light softens, bathing the peaks in a roseate glow that feels both ephemeral and profound. The history of Alma is as deeply rooted in the land as the mesquite trees that dot its periphery. This was a place shaped by prospectors and ranchers, a frontier outpost where resilience was a currency. The local economy, once tied to the extraction of minerals and the raising of cattle on vast, unfenced ranges, now finds its pulse in a more diversified, albeit still modest, rhythm. The spirit of independence, forged in those early days, still lingers, evident in the quiet self-sufficiency of its inhabitants. Alma retains a character of enduring simplicity, a testament to lives lived in concert with the raw, untamed beauty of southwestern New Mexico.
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| Location | Alma, Catron County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 33.379506°N, 108.903398°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88039 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alma, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alma, 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 Alma includes coordinates 33.379506°N, 108.903398°W, situated in Catron County. ZIP code 88039. 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. 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.
