Farmington, New Mexico Weather
Farmington, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Farmington, San Juan County.
Full aviation weather for Farmington is published on the Four Corners Regional Airport (KFMN) page, 2 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. 2 airfields within reach of Farmington 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 Farmington: Shiprock Airstrip (K5V5) 43 km
Conditions reported at KFMN describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Farmington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Farmington, New Mexico
Farmington rests beneath a sky that stretches to forever, a place where the high desert air, thin and tinged with the scent of sagebrush, often carries the distant rumble of the San Juan River. It lies 135.0 miles north-west of Rio Rancho, NM (from Rio Rancho, NM: bearing 320°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west of Crouch Mesa. The landscape here is a study in subtle erosion, where ancient forces have sculpted sandstone into formations that glow ochre and rose in the shifting light. Low mesas rise like patient sentinels on the horizon, their flat tops a testament to eons of wind and water, while the valley floor itself is a patchwork of hardy scrub, tenacious grasses, and the occasional tenacious cottonwood lining the waterways. The character of Farmington is one of quiet resilience, a community accustomed to the vastness of its surroundings and the slow, deliberate passage of time. The economic pulse of Farmington has long been tied to the earth and its hidden treasures, a legacy of coal, oil, and natural gas that once defined its bustling prosperity. While those industries continue, a newer chapter is being written, one that looks toward tourism and recreation, drawn by the allure of the nearby Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness and the vibrant fishing and boating opportunities along the San Juan River. This confluence of resource extraction and natural beauty creates a unique blend, where the echoes of mining camps can still be felt in the town’s foundational spirit, even as its gaze turns towards the abundant outdoor life that beckons from its doorstep. The quiet hum of everyday life in Farmington is often punctuated by the rustle of wind through the dry grasses and the murmur of the river, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that shape this corner of New Mexico.
Live animated radar for Farmington 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 | Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.728058°N, 108.218686°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87401, 87402, 87499 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Farmington, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Farmington, 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 Farmington includes coordinates 36.728058°N, 108.218686°W, situated in San Juan County. ZIP code 87401, 87402, 87499. 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.
