Cañoncito, New Mexico Weather
Cañoncito, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cañoncito, Santa Fe County.
Full aviation weather for Cañoncito is published on the Santa Fe Municipal Airport (KSAF) page, 25 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 Cañoncito 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 Cañoncito: Los Alamos Airport (KLAM) 54 km
Conditions reported at KSAF describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cañoncito specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cañoncito.
About Cañoncito, New Mexico
Cañoncito lies where the piñon and juniper begin to assert themselves, a low-slung settlement against the vast canvas of New Mexico. It lies 11.3 miles south-south-east of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 147°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east-north-east of Eldorado at Santa Fe. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a topography of gentle slopes and shallow arroyos that catch the wind and whisper through the sparse vegetation. Afternoons often bring a haze that softens the sharp edges of the distant mesas, and the air itself can feel dry and ancient, carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of desert blooms. The sky, when it’s clear, is a boundless, almost impossibly deep blue, a constant reminder of the expansive landscape that surrounds Cañoncito. This corner of Bernalillo County carries the weight of generations who have worked its soil and drawn sustenance from its often-sparse resources. Ranching has long been a foundational element of Cañoncito’s economy, with cattle grazing on the scrubby grasses that cling to the hillsides, their presence marked by weathered fences and the occasional dust plume. The history of the region is a story of resilience, of people learning to thrive in a demanding environment, and that spirit persists in the quiet hum of daily life. It’s a place where the past feels close, not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of the land and the steady, unassuming way of its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Cañoncito 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 | Cañoncito, Santa Fe County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.549644°N, 105.828131°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87505 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cañoncito, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cañoncito, 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 Cañoncito includes coordinates 35.549644°N, 105.828131°W, situated in Santa Fe County. ZIP code 87505. 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.
