Carnuel, New Mexico Weather
Carnuel, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Carnuel, Bernalillo County.
Full aviation weather for Carnuel is published on the Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) page, 14 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. 4 airfields within reach of Carnuel 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 Carnuel: Double Eagle II Airport (KAEG) 32 km · Moriarty Municipal Airport (K0E0) 42 km · Belen Regional Airport (KBRG) 58 km
Conditions reported at KABQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Carnuel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Carnuel.
About Carnuel, New Mexico
Carnuel unfolds across a gentle, sun-baked expanse where the high desert’s vastness meets the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. It lies 11.1 miles east of Albuquerque, NM (from Albuquerque, NM: bearing 97°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east of Kirtland AFB. The land here is a canvas of muted ochres and pale greens, punctuated by the stoic forms of cholla and prickly pear cactus, their spines catching the light like scattered diamonds. Sagebrush, a dusty sentinel, carpets the rolling terrain, releasing its fragrant, dry perfume into the air, especially after a rare, fleeting rain. The sky above Carnuel is an immense, ever-shifting dome, often a startling, pure blue that can, at dusk, bleed into hues of rose and lavender, casting long, dramatic shadows across the arroyos that snake through the landscape. The very air feels thin and clean, carrying the distant murmur of wind through sparse grasses. The history of Carnuel is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have drawn sustenance from this arid land. For generations, this region has been shaped by the currents of both Spanish and Native American heritage, a subtle intermingling that informs the quiet rhythms of life. The local economy, once tied more directly to the land's bounty through ranching and agriculture where water allowed, now finds its pulse in the nearby metropolitan growth, with many residents commuting to Albuquerque. Yet, the independent character of Carnuel persists, a testament to a self-reliance born of its formidable surroundings. The community, though small, possesses a palpable sense of place, a shared understanding forged by the shared experience of this particular corner of New Mexico.
Live animated radar for Carnuel 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 | Carnuel, Bernalillo County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.063936°N, 106.457245°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87123 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carnuel, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carnuel, 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 Carnuel includes coordinates 35.063936°N, 106.457245°W, situated in Bernalillo County. ZIP code 87123. 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.
