Dora, New Mexico Weather
Dora, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dora, Roosevelt County.
Full aviation weather for Dora is published on the Portales Municipal Airport (KPRZ) page, 24 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 Dora 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 Dora: Cannon Air Force Base (KCVS) 49 km · Clovis Municipal Airport (KCVN) 59 km
Conditions reported at KPRZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dora specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dora.
About Dora, New Mexico
Dora sleeps under a vast New Mexico sky, a place where the horizon stretches out like an unwritten story and the wind whispers secrets across the flat, sun-baked earth. It lies 33.1 miles south-south-west of Clovis, NM (from Clovis, NM: bearing 193°T), and is situated 17.1 miles south of Portales. The land around Dora is a study in subtle hues, a palette of dusty ochre, pale sage, and the muted greens of hardy grasses that cling to the soil with determined roots. Low, rolling hills, more like gentle swells on a terrestrial ocean, break the otherwise unbroken expanse, their contours softened by the perpetual caress of the wind. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of distant mesquite and the sharp tang of creosote. Evenings bring a profound quietude, punctuated only by the occasional bark of a dog or the distant rumble of a passing truck, a sound that seems to amplify the immense stillness of the surrounding plains. The story of Dora is one etched by the hardy spirit of those who sought a foothold in this wide-open country, a legacy tied to the land's bounty. Originally a stop along a railroad line, its name is said to have been inspired by a young girl, a touch of human warmth in the vastness. The local economy, like that of many places in this part of the state, has long been anchored by agriculture, with ranches raising cattle and fields yielding crops suited to the arid climate. While not a bustling metropolis, Dora possesses a quiet character, a sense of resilience forged in the crucible of isolation and self-reliance. There's a distinctive rhythm to life here, a measured pace that mirrors the slow, deliberate unfolding of the seasons across the high plains.
Live animated radar for Dora 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.
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| Location | Dora, Roosevelt County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 33.938698°N, 103.336619°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88115, 88130 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dora, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dora, 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 Dora includes coordinates 33.938698°N, 103.336619°W, situated in Roosevelt County. ZIP code 88115, 88130. 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.
