Animas, New Mexico Weather
Animas, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Animas, Hidalgo County.
Full aviation weather for Animas is published on the Lordsburg Municipal Airport (KLSB) page, 44 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KLSB describe the airfield itself. Weather 44 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Animas specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Animas.
About Animas, New Mexico
Animas, a quiet settlement, stretches across a broad, sun-baked plain where the earth holds a deep ochre hue, its surface fissured by the relentless march of time and weather. It lies 84.0 miles south-east of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 139°T), and is situated 28.3 miles south-south-west of Lordsburg. The vast, uninterrupted sky overhead, a canvas of ever-shifting blues and grays, presses down with an almost tangible weight, broken only by the distant, hazy silhouettes of low, scrub-covered mesas that guard the horizon. Here, the air itself feels ancient, carrying the faint scent of creosote and dust, a dry perfume that clings to everything. The sparse vegetation, resilient and low-slung, offers a muted palette of greens and browns, a testament to the land's enduring spirit. Even the wind, when it stirs, seems to whisper secrets carried from across the immense, open distances. The story of Animas is etched not in grand monuments, but in the patient cultivation of the land and the quiet resilience of its people. Its economy, historically tied to the unforgiving, yet generous, soil, has long relied on agriculture, with hardy crops finding purchase in the arid climate. Generations have learned the subtle language of the seasons, coaxing sustenance from the earth under a sky that can offer both life-giving rains and punishing droughts. The legacy of those who first settled this place, drawn by the promise of a new beginning, lingers in the weathered structures and the unhurried rhythm of daily life, a gentle pulse against the vastness of the surrounding landscape. Animas continues to hold its own against the elements, a small but steadfast presence in this expansive corner of the world.
Live animated radar for Animas 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 | Animas, Hidalgo County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 31.94898°N, 108.807278°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88020 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Animas, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Animas, 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 Animas includes coordinates 31.948980°N, 108.807278°W, situated in Hidalgo County. ZIP code 88020. 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.
