Chical, New Mexico Weather
Chical, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chical, Valencia County.
Full aviation weather for Chical is published on the Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) page, 20 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. 3 airfields within reach of Chical 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 Chical: Belen Regional Airport (KBRG) 29 km · Double Eagle II Airport (KAEG) 33 km
Conditions reported at KABQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chical specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chical.
About Chical, New Mexico
Chical rests within a landscape shaped by the ancient pulse of the earth, where the high desert air carries the scent of dry sage and the distant, murmuring whisper of the Rio Grande. It lies 9.8 miles south of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 177°T), and is situated 5.7 miles north-east of Los Lunas. The land here unfolds in broad, sweeping vistas, a canvas of muted ochres and dusty greens under an immense, ever-shifting sky. Low, rounded hills, softened by millennia of wind and sun, give way to flatter expanses that stretch towards the horizon, broken only by the occasional tenacious mesquite or the stark silhouette of a cottonwood tree standing sentinel along a dry wash. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a remarkable clarity, bathing the terrain in a warm, golden glow that seems to imbue even the most ordinary stone with a quiet dignity. This is a place where the silence is not empty, but alive with the subtle sounds of the wind and the rustle of unseen creatures. The history of Chical is etched into the very character of its land, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this valley home for generations. Its economy has long been tied to the fertile ribbon of the Rio Grande, where irrigation has coaxed life from the arid soil, supporting agricultural endeavors that have sustained families for centuries. While the larger agricultural operations have evolved, the smaller ranches and farms still embody a deep connection to the land and its bounty. The presence of ancient Puebloan sites scattered across the region hints at a much older story, a continuous thread of human habitation that predates the arrival of Spanish settlers, who in turn left their own indelible mark on the cultural and architectural fabric of the area. Chical retains a sense of unhurried continuity, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather a quiet undercurrent to the present day.
Live animated radar for Chical 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 | Chical, Valencia County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 34.868386°N, 106.668358°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87004, 87068 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chical, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chical, 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 Chical includes coordinates 34.868386°N, 106.668358°W, situated in Valencia County. ZIP code 87004, 87068. 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.
