Canjilon, New Mexico Weather
Canjilon, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Canjilon, Rio Arriba County.
Full aviation weather for Canjilon is published on the Jicarilla Apache Nation Airport (K24N) page, 56 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 K24N describe the airfield itself. Weather 56 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Canjilon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Canjilon.
About Canjilon, New Mexico
Canjilon breathes a quietude born from high desert winds and the patient turning of seasons. It lies 61.5 miles north-north-west of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 333°T), and is situated 16.7 miles north-west of El Rito. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones, a canvas painted with piñon and juniper clinging to the slopes, their gnarled branches reaching skyward like ancient, supplicating hands. The land itself seems to sigh, a gentle undulation of mesas and arroyos that cradle the small settlement, and in the late afternoon, a particular quality of light descends, softening the sharp edges of the terrain and casting long, dramatic shadows that elongate the very soul of the place. The air carries a dry, mineral scent, punctuated by the faint, sweet perfume of sagebrush after a rare rain, a fragrance that seems to seep into the very being of Canjilon. The history of Canjilon is etched into the very grain of its existence, a story of generations who have coaxed a living from this austere beauty. For many years, sheep ranching formed the backbone of its economy, the wool a tangible link to the wider world, and the echoes of those days can still be felt in the weathered fences and the enduring spirit of self-reliance. More recently, the focus has shifted, with many residents finding work in nearby larger towns or pursuing smaller-scale agriculture, growing chile and other hardy crops in the rich, if parched, soil. Canjilon’s distinctiveness lies not in grand monuments, but in the subtle persistence of its people and the profound, understated grace of its high desert setting, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast and the silence hums with a deep, resonant peace.
Live animated radar for Canjilon 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 | Canjilon, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.479461°N, 106.437809°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87515 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Canjilon, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Canjilon, 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 Canjilon includes coordinates 36.479461°N, 106.437809°W, situated in Rio Arriba County. ZIP code 87515. Telephone area code: 505. 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.
