Haystack, New Mexico Weather
Haystack, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Haystack, McKinley County.
Full aviation weather for Haystack is published on the Grants-Milan Municipal Airport (KGNT) page, 22 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 Haystack 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 Haystack: Crownpoint Airport (K0E8) 46 km
Conditions reported at KGNT describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Haystack specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Haystack.
About Haystack, New Mexico
Haystack lies in a broad, sun-baked basin where the earth sighs under a sky that stretches, uninterrupted, from horizon to horizon. It lies 72.1 miles west of Rio Rancho, NM (from Rio Rancho, NM: bearing 277°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east of Prewitt. The landscape here is a study in ochre and rust, a tapestry woven from sparse, resilient scrub and the stoic, wind-scoured mesas that stand sentinel in the distance. Dust, fine as powdered ochre, coats everything, lending a muted, dreamlike quality to the afternoons, and the air itself often carries the faint, dry scent of sagebrush and sun-baked rock, a fragrance that clings to the skin long after the heat has begun its slow retreat. In the late afternoon, the light softens, bleeding into shades of rose and lavender, transforming the stark terrain into something unexpectedly tender. The history of Haystack is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring cycles of the land. For generations, this has been a place where the economy has been largely tethered to the earth, though the precise nature of that tether has shifted over time, from its earlier roots in ranching to the more recent, more arduous work of mining that has shaped the very contours of the surrounding country. The echoes of past endeavors are palpable, a silent testament to the resilience required to eke out a living under such vast, indifferent skies. There are no bustling marketplaces or grand avenues in Haystack; life unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a steady, understated rhythm that speaks of deep roots and an intimate understanding of this particular corner of New Mexico.
Live animated radar for Haystack 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 | Haystack, McKinley County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.3612°N, 107.934°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87045 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Haystack, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Haystack, 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 Haystack includes coordinates 35.361200°N, 107.934000°W, situated in McKinley County. ZIP code 87045. 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.
