Chamita, New Mexico Weather
Chamita, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chamita, Rio Arriba County.
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About Chamita, New Mexico
Chamita lies under a sky that often stretches, vast and pale, over the high desert plains. It lies 27.9 miles north-north-west of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 341°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north of Española. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and rust bleeding into the pale, scrubby greens of hardy desert plants, punctuated by the stark silhouettes of cottonwood trees lining the arroyos. The air, especially in the early morning and late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of dust and sun-baked earth, and the distant, almost imperceptible murmur of the Rio Chama. The terrain is gently undulating, rising and falling in broad, weathered slopes that speak of ancient, patient erosion, a landscape carved not by sudden violence, but by the slow, persistent hand of wind and water. The history of Chamita is deeply rooted in the fertile ground watered by the Rio Chama, a waterway that has sustained life and agriculture in this region for centuries. This locality, like much of Rio Arriba County, carries the enduring legacy of its early settlers, their lives intertwined with the rhythms of the river and the cultivation of the land. The economy here has long been tied to the soil, with local farmers coaxing crops from the arid earth, their livelihoods dependent on the capricious generosity of the seasons and the flow of the river. While modern industries have made their mark elsewhere, Chamita retains a quiet character, a sense of enduring connection to its past, where the pace of life still often feels measured by the sun's arc and the changing patterns of the light.
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| Location | Chamita, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.0703°N, 106.096968°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87566 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chamita, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chamita, 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 Chamita includes coordinates 36.070300°N, 106.096968°W, situated in Rio Arriba County. ZIP code 87566. 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.
