Fort Sumner, New Mexico Weather
Fort Sumner, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fort Sumner, De Baca County.
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About Fort Sumner, New Mexico
Fort Sumner rests in a wide, sun-baked basin, a place where the earth stretches out in broad, ochre strokes under an immense sky that can shift from the palest robin's egg blue to a bruised, dramatic purple at dusk. It lies 59.5 miles west of Clovis, NM (from Clovis, NM: bearing 275°T), and is situated 40.7 miles south-east of Santa Rosa. The landscape itself feels ancient, etched by wind and the patient work of water, with low, rolling hills that seem to breathe with the quiet exhalations of the high desert. Sagebrush, tough and resilient, carpets the ground, its silvery green a constant, understated presence, while the air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of dust and distant pine. Even the quality of light here is distinct, a sharp, clear illumination that can make the distant mesas appear almost crystalline, and the shadows long and inky as the sun begins its slow descent. The history of Fort Sumner is a story woven with threads of military outpost and agricultural ambition, a place that once held the notorious Billy the Kid captive, a spectral echo that still seems to linger in the dry air. Its economy, like the land, is rooted in the earth, with cattle ranching a long-standing tradition, the lowing of herds a familiar sound carried on the breeze. More recently, the region has become known for its significant contribution to the production of alfalfa, its fields stretching out in vibrant green swathes, a testament to the ingenuity of those who coax life from this arid soil. The Pecos River, though sometimes a shy presence, flows nearby, its waters a vital artery for the surrounding ranches and farms, a ribbon of life through the otherwise austere beauty of De Baca County.
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| Location | Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 34.471733°N, 104.24553°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88119 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Sumner, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Sumner, 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 Fort Sumner includes coordinates 34.471733°N, 104.245530°W, situated in De Baca County. ZIP code 88119. 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. 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.
