Cordova, New Mexico Weather
Cordova, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cordova, Rio Arriba County.
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About Cordova, New Mexico
Cordova rests in the embrace of high desert country, where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains rise with a rugged, ochre-toned dignity. It lies 22.5 miles north of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 11°T), and is situated 4.8 miles east of Chimayo. The land here is a study in muted palettes – sagebrush and piñon pines cling to slopes that catch the sun in shifting patterns of light and shadow. The air, even in the midday heat, carries a crispness, a whisper of the altitude and the vast, open sky that stretches, an endless canvas of cerulean, above it all. Small homesteads, some weathered wood and some adobe, scatter across the landscape, their modest forms seeming to grow organically from the earth, their roofs often mirroring the dusty, sun-baked tones of the surrounding hills. This is a place where history is not so much written as it is felt in the worn stones and the quiet persistence of its people. Cordova’s economy, for generations, has been tied to the land, to the patient cultivation of small plots and, more enduringly, to the artistry of woodcarving. The scent of juniper and pine, imbued with the skill of generations, hangs in the air around workshops where artisans transform native wood into figures that speak of faith, folklore, and the very soul of New Mexico. The legacy of Spanish settlers and indigenous traditions intermingles here, a quiet conversation that echoes in the simple beauty of the santero carvings and the enduring spirit of community that defines Cordova.
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| Location | Cordova, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.007247°N, 105.860575°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87523 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cordova, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cordova, 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 Cordova includes coordinates 36.007247°N, 105.860575°W, situated in Rio Arriba County. ZIP code 87523. 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.
