Artesia, New Mexico Weather
Artesia, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Artesia, Eddy County.
Full aviation weather for Artesia is published on the Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS) page, 6 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. 3 airfields within reach of Artesia 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 Artesia: Roswell Air Center Airport (KROW) 52 km · Cavern City Air Terminal (KCNM) 58 km
Conditions reported at KATS describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Artesia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Artesia.
About Artesia, New Mexico
Artesia sprawls across a flat, sun-baked expanse where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas of pale blue that bleeds into the dusty ochre of the land. It lies 30.9 miles north-north-west of Carlsbad, NM (from Carlsbad, NM: bearing 341°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north of Atoka. The terrain is a study in subtle shifts, low mesas rising like ancient, weathered teeth in the distance, their edges softened by the ceaseless caress of wind and sand. Here, the air itself hums with a dry, persistent warmth, carrying the faint, sweet scent of distant alfalfa fields and the sharper tang of creosote. The streets of Artesia are wide and straight, a grid laid out with a practical purpose, punctuated by the occasional weathered brick building that speaks of an earlier era, each one holding its secrets against the bright, relentless sun. This is a place shaped by the bounty and the challenges of the arid West, its economy historically tethered to the rich veins of oil and gas that lie beneath its feet. Artesia's founding was intrinsically linked to these subterranean treasures, and the hum of drilling rigs, though less prominent now, still echoes in the collective memory. Beyond the hydrocarbons, the fertile Pecos River valley, a ribbon of green against the desert's muted palette, nourishes agricultural endeavors, with cotton and alfalfa thriving in the carefully managed irrigation systems. The town embraces its frontier spirit, a blend of hardy independence and a quiet neighborliness, where the pace of life allows for conversations on front porches and a deep appreciation for the stark, enduring beauty of the high desert landscape.
Live animated radar for Artesia 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 | Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32.842334°N, 104.403296°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88210, 88211 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Artesia, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Artesia, 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 Artesia includes coordinates 32.842334°N, 104.403296°W, situated in Eddy County. ZIP code 88210, 88211. 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.
