Caballo, New Mexico Weather
Caballo, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Caballo, Sierra County.
Full aviation weather for Caballo is published on the Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (KTCS) 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.
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 KTCS describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Caballo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Caballo.
About Caballo, New Mexico
Caballo lies cradled by the rugged, sun-baked landscape of southern New Mexico, a place where the earth breathes dust and the sky stretches wide and unbroken. It lies 55.2 miles north-west of Las Cruces, NM (from Las Cruces, NM: bearing 326°T), and is situated 11.0 miles south-south-west of Truth or Consequences. The terrain here is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, a stark beauty dictated by the arid climate and the ancient geological forces that shaped it. Low, rolling hills, dusted with tenacious scrub and prickly pear cactus, give way to more dramatic mesas that rise like silent sentinels against the horizon. The air, when the sun begins its descent, takes on a luminous quality, painting the distant mountains in shades of rose and violet, a breathtaking spectacle that seems to hold the very essence of this wild, untamed country. The character of Caballo is etched into this land, a quiet resilience born of isolation and the enduring power of the natural world. The history of Caballo is intrinsically linked to the lifeblood of the Rio Grande, a river that has, for centuries, offered sustenance and passage through this arid expanse. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of water and fertile land, established a presence here, their endeavors shaping the nascent economy of the region. While farming and ranching have long been central to the identity of Caballo, the construction of nearby Elephant Butte Dam in the early 20th century brought new opportunities and a significant shift in the local economic landscape, fostering tourism and recreational pursuits centered around the vast reservoir. Today, Caballo maintains a tranquil pace, a small community where the echoes of its past are carried on the desert wind, and the enduring spirit of its people is as constant as the relentless sun.
Live animated radar for Caballo 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 | Caballo, Sierra County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32.975627°N, 107.307803°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87931 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Caballo, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Caballo, 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 Caballo includes coordinates 32.975627°N, 107.307803°W, situated in Sierra County. ZIP code 87931. 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.
