Alma, New Mexico Weather
Alma, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alma, Catron County.
Full aviation weather for Alma is published on the Reserve Airport (KT16) page, 35 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 Alma 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 Alma: Greenlee County Airport (KCFT) 55 km
Conditions reported at KT16 describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alma specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alma.
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.
Live animated radar for Alma 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
