Cuba, New Mexico Weather
Cuba, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cuba, Sandoval County.
Full aviation weather for Cuba is published on the Los Alamos Airport (KLAM) page, 64 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KLAM describe the airfield itself. Weather 64 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cuba specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cuba.
About Cuba, New Mexico
Cuba, New Mexico, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the high desert plains and the distant, rugged mesas that punctuate the horizon. It lies 57.0 miles north-north-west of Rio Rancho, NM (from Rio Rancho, NM: bearing 343°T), and is situated 37.6 miles west-north-west of Los Alamos. Sagebrush and piñon pine cling to the ochre-tinged earth, a hardy scrub that seems to absorb the fierce New Mexican sun. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a subtle perfume of dust and resilient flora, and in the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, blue shadows that stretch like sleeping giants across the terrain. Small ranches, their fences weathered to a silver-grey, dot the expanse, each a quiet assertion of life against the vastness. Historically, Cuba's roots are entwined with the legacy of the railroad and the enduring spirit of ranching that still forms the backbone of its economy. For generations, this land has sustained those who understand its unforgiving beauty, drawing sustenance from its sparse but vital resources. The town itself, a modest collection of buildings along the main thoroughfare, feels like a place that has learned to stand with quiet dignity, weathering the shifts in industry and population with a steady resolve. The Pecos River, though a distant murmur rather than a roaring presence, whispers of the water that has always been the lifeblood of the region, a reminder of the delicate balance that sustains this corner of Sandoval County.
Live animated radar for Cuba 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 | Cuba, Sandoval County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.02224°N, 106.958372°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87013 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cuba, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cuba, 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 Cuba includes coordinates 36.022240°N, 106.958372°W, situated in Sandoval County. ZIP code 87013. 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.
