Coyote, New Mexico Weather
Coyote, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Coyote, Rio Arriba County.
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About Coyote, New Mexico
Coyote exists where the high desert breathes a thin, clean air under a sky that seems to stretch forever. It lies 50.4 miles north-west of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 311°T), and is situated 25.9 miles north-west of Los Alamos. The land itself is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and umber and the pale, sun-bleached bone of ancient rock, all sculpted by the patient hand of wind and water into mesas that rise with a quiet, persistent dignity. Sparse piñon and juniper cling to the slopes, their gnarled branches reaching like supplicating hands towards the vast blue. The Rio Chama, a ribbon of silver in the distance, carves its way through this immensity, a lifeblood nourishing the sparse vegetation and the scattered homesteads that dot the landscape. Here, the silence is not empty but full, a resonant hum of the earth itself, punctuated by the hawk's cry and the rustle of unseen creatures in the scrub. The history of Coyote is written in the weathered adobe and the enduring spirit of its people, a lineage stretching back to the Spanish settlers who sought refuge and sustenance in this rugged country. The local economy, once perhaps tied more directly to the land's bounty through ranching and small-scale agriculture, now finds its pulse in the steady flow of tourism drawn to the dramatic beauty of the surrounding landscape and the nearby Chama River, a haven for anglers and rafters. The distinctive character of Coyote is one of resilient independence, a quiet pride in a way of life that is both deeply rooted and remarkably adaptable, where the pace is set by the sun's arc and the enduring strength of community.
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| Location | Coyote, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.167517°N, 106.616425°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87012, 87064, 88301 |
| Area Code | 575, 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Coyote, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coyote, 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 Coyote includes coordinates 36.167517°N, 106.616425°W, situated in Rio Arriba County. ZIP code 87012, 87064, 88301. Telephone area code: 575, 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.
