Chili, New Mexico Weather
Chili, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chili, Rio Arriba County.
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About Chili, New Mexico
Chili lies in a high desert valley, where the earth is a study in ochre and rust under a sky that can stretch from an intense, washed-out blue to a bruised, twilight purple. It lies 31.2 miles north-north-west of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 338°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-north-west of Española. The land here is rugged, carved by the patient hand of wind and water into arroyos that snake across the landscape like dried veins. Sagebrush, tough and tenacious, clutches at the dry soil, its silvery-green leaves releasing a faint, clean scent after a rare rain, a fragrance that hangs in the still air like a whispered promise. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant, almost electric green, cluster along the few waterways, their branches reaching upwards as if to catch every available drop of sunlight, creating pockets of deep shade that offer respite from the sun's relentless gaze. The history of Chili is etched into the very bones of the earth, a story told in the ancient pathways worn by generations and the enduring spirit of its people. This is a place where agriculture, sustained by the capricious flow of mountain streams, has always been the lifeblood, with small farms clinging to the valley floor, coaxing life from the arid soil. The legacy of the Hispanos, who settled this land centuries ago, is still palpable in the weathered adobe structures and the deeply ingrained traditions that shape daily life. The economy here, like the landscape, is modest and resilient, rooted in the land and the quiet industry of its inhabitants, a stark contrast to the clamor of distant cities, offering a rare and precious stillness.
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| Location | Chili, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.105022°N, 106.149747°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87537 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chili, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chili, 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 Chili includes coordinates 36.105022°N, 106.149747°W, situated in Rio Arriba County. ZIP code 87537. 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.
