Butterfield Park, New Mexico Weather
Butterfield Park, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Butterfield Park, Doña Ana County.
Full aviation weather for Butterfield Park is published on the Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU) page, 29 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 Butterfield Park 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 Butterfield Park: Doña Ana County International Jetport (KDNA) 59 km
Conditions reported at KLRU describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Butterfield Park specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Butterfield Park, New Mexico
Butterfield Park unfolds across a landscape of subtle, sun-baked contours, where the earth itself seems to breathe under the vast New Mexico sky. It lies 10.1 miles north-east of Las Cruces, NM (from Las Cruces, NM: bearing 50°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of White Sands. Low-lying scrub and hardy desert grasses cling to the soil, a muted palette of ochre and pale green that intensifies under the high sun. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint perfume of creosote after a distant rain, a fragrance that speaks of resilience and ancient patience. Distant mountains, their peaks softened by atmospheric haze, form a rugged, ever-present horizon, framing the quiet expanse of Butterfield Park with a majesty that demands contemplation. This land, once traversed by weary travelers and hardy pioneers, now hums with a different kind of life, one tied to the quiet industry that sustains it. The legacy of those who passed through is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of the place, a tenacity mirrored in the persistent growth of desert flora. The local economy, understated and practical, draws strength from the surrounding agricultural lands, where the precious water of the Rio Grande irrigates fields that yield bounty under the relentless sun. In the hushed evenings, as the sky bleeds into shades of rose and lavender, the quietude of Butterfield Park offers a profound sense of belonging, a gentle echo of the vastness that surrounds it.
Live animated radar for Butterfield Park 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.
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| Location | Butterfield Park, Doña Ana County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32.4052°N, 106.6457°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88011 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Butterfield Park, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Butterfield Park, 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 Butterfield Park includes coordinates 32.405200°N, 106.645700°W, situated in Doña Ana County. ZIP code 88011. 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.
