Encinal, New Mexico Weather
Encinal, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Encinal, Cibola County.
Full aviation weather for Encinal is published on the Grants-Milan Municipal Airport (KGNT) page, 40 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 KGNT describe the airfield itself. Weather 40 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Encinal specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Encinal.
About Encinal, New Mexico
Encinal lies under a sky that seems to stretch forever, a vast expanse of pale blue that bleeds into ochre and rose as the sun begins its descent. It lies 45.1 miles west of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 280°T), and is situated 4.3 miles north of Paraje. The land here is a testament to patient erosion, a mosaic of low mesas and scrub-covered flats, where hardy piñon and juniper cling to the dry earth. The air carries the scent of dust and sun-baked sagebrush, a perfume that clings to everything, even the sparse clouds that drift lazily overhead. A quiet stillness pervades Encinal, broken only by the whisper of the wind through dry grasses or the distant bark of a coyote. The history of Encinal is etched not in grand monuments, but in the subtle shifts of the land and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, this place has been a quiet crossroads, a point of passage for those who understood the land's stark beauty and the resilience it demanded. The economy, like the landscape, is lean and honest, revolving around ranching and the quiet work of the earth, where cattle graze on sparse but nourishing grasses. Encinal holds a character born of isolation and self-reliance, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun and the seasons, and where the silence itself can feel like a kind of conversation.
Live animated radar for Encinal 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 | Encinal, Cibola County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.117263°N, 107.464771°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87038 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Encinal, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Encinal, 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 Encinal includes coordinates 35.117263°N, 107.464771°W, situated in Cibola County. ZIP code 87038. 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.
