Cliff, New Mexico Weather
Cliff, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cliff, Grant County.
Full aviation weather for Cliff is published on the Whiskey Creek Airport (K94E) page, 44 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 Cliff 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 Cliff: Grant County Airport (KSVC) 56 km · Greenlee County Airport (KCFT) 56 km
Conditions reported at K94E describe the airfield itself. Weather 44 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cliff specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cliff.
About Cliff, New Mexico
Cliff lies in a high desert basin, a place where the Gila River has patiently traced a path through ancient earth, leaving behind a fertile ribbon of green against the ochre and rust hues of the surrounding mesas. It lies 65.8 miles east of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 84°T), and is situated 23.3 miles north-west of Silver City. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a dry, clean scent, laced with the subtle perfume of creosote and distant piñon. Sparse cottonwoods, their leaves a vibrant, almost defiant green, cluster along the riverbanks, their roots anchoring them firmly in the sandy soil. The land itself feels vast and quiet, a canvas painted with broad strokes of earth tones, punctuated by the stark, sculptural forms of resilient desert flora. The history of Cliff is deeply entwined with the Gila River, a lifeline that has sustained human presence for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of water and arable land, established ranches and farms, their endeavors shaping the very character of the place. The local economy, then and now, finds its pulse in agriculture, with alfalfa and pecans being particularly important crops, their cultivation a testament to the enduring spirit of those who work this land. The persistent flow of the Gila, though sometimes capricious, remains the heart of Cliff, a constant murmur beneath the stillness of the high desert sky.
Live animated radar for Cliff 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 | Cliff, Grant County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32.962292°N, 108.611165°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88028 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cliff, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cliff, 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 Cliff includes coordinates 32.962292°N, 108.611165°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 88028. Telephone area code: 575. 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.
