Aragon, New Mexico Weather
Aragon, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Aragon, Cibola County.
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About Aragon, New Mexico
Aragon holds its ground under a sky that stretches vast and blue, a tapestry of ochre earth and scrubby juniper stretching to meet the distant, hazy flanks of the Datil Mountains. It lies 82.5 miles west of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 275°T), and is situated 16.1 miles west of Grants. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a crisp, dry scent of sun-baked soil and the faint, resinous perfume of piñon pine, a testament to the high desert's embrace. Low-slung buildings, weathered by relentless sun and wind, huddle together as if for company, their adobe or cinderblock walls bleached to shades of pale sand and muted terracotta. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind across the sparse grasses or the distant, mournful cry of a hawk circling overhead. This is a place where the land dictates the pace, where life unfolds with a quiet, unhurried grace, mirroring the slow, deliberate erosion of the ancient rock formations that punctuate the horizon. The history of Aragon is deeply entwined with the robust veins of minerals that lie beneath its surface, a legacy etched into the very character of the place. For decades, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts, the local economy once fueled by the promise of silver and other precious metals. While those boom times have largely faded into memory, a certain stoicism and resilience remain, a quiet pride in the hard work and perseverance that defined generations. Today, the economy is more diversified, drawing sustenance from ranching and a growing appreciation for the stark, untamed beauty that attracts visitors seeking solace and a connection to the wild. The echoes of its mining past can still be felt, however, in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the enduring spirit of the people who call Aragon home.
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| Location | Aragon, Cibola County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.109203°N, 108.132286°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87820 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Aragon, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Aragon, 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 Aragon includes coordinates 35.109203°N, 108.132286°W, situated in Cibola County. ZIP code 87820. 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.
