Cedar Crest, New Mexico Weather
Cedar Crest, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cedar Crest, Bernalillo County.
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About Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Cedar Crest unfurls itself against the dramatic slopes of the Sandia Mountains, a place where the scent of piñon and juniper hangs heavy in the crisp air. It lies 15.8 miles east of Albuquerque, NM (from Albuquerque, NM: bearing 84°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-east of Sandia Heights. Here, the land rises steeply, a rugged embrace of granite and pine, where the sun, when it breaks through the high desert haze, paints the rock faces in hues of ochre and rose. The terrain is a testament to geological time, a jumble of arroyos and steep inclines that demand a mindful step, while the sky overhead seems impossibly vast, a canvas for the changing moods of the New Mexico weather. Down in the canyons, the occasional murmur of a hidden stream offers a counterpoint to the wind's whisper through the needles of ancient cedars, the namesake trees that lend their quiet dignity to this high mountain enclave. This mountain community, Cedar Crest, carries the echoes of its past in the very soil. Once a region traversed by indigenous peoples for millennia, its more recent history is intertwined with the allure of its natural beauty and resources. Prospectors once scoured these slopes, their hopes tied to the vein of minerals that might lie beneath the earth, and while large-scale mining has long since faded, a spirit of resourcefulness persists. Today, Cedar Crest thrives as a haven for those seeking a connection to the outdoors, its economy subtly buoyed by its proximity to Albuquerque and the steady stream of visitors drawn to the hiking trails, the Sandia Peak Tramway, and the sheer, untamed splendor of the surrounding wilderness. The pace of life here is measured, dictated not by the hurried clock of the city below, but by the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons and the enduring presence of the mountains.
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| Location | Cedar Crest, Bernalillo County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.107546°N, 106.372802°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87008 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cedar Crest, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cedar Crest, New Mexico, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Cedar Crest includes coordinates 35.107546°N, 106.372802°W, situated in Bernalillo County. ZIP code 87008. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
