Hillsboro, New Mexico Weather
Hillsboro, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hillsboro, Sierra County.
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About Hillsboro, New Mexico
Hillsboro rests in a wide valley, cupped by the rugged, scrub-oak clad hills of the Black Range. It lies 62.2 miles north-west of Las Cruces, NM (from Las Cruces, NM: bearing 313°T), and is situated 23.2 miles south-west of Truth or Consequences. The air here, even in the height of summer, carries a crispness, a whisper of pine and dry earth that promises cooler evenings. Sunlight spills across the landscape, a molten gold that softens the sharp edges of the mountains and paints the scattered homesteads in warm, earthy tones. A few cottonwoods, defiant in their green, mark the course of the intermittent creek, their leaves rustling a gentle percussion against the vast, silent backdrop of the Gila National Forest. The character of Hillsboro is one of quiet resilience, a place where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, rather than the clamor of the outside world. This is a land that remembers its mining past, the echoes of boom and bust still lingering in the weathered facades of buildings and the faint scent of iron in the soil. Hillsboro once pulsed with the promise of silver and gold, a frontier outpost where fortune seekers and entrepreneurs alike converged. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, the spirit of enterprise persists in the small businesses that cater to a trickle of visitors drawn to the area's raw beauty and historical intrigue. The local economy, though modest, is sustained by a deep connection to the land – a few ranches still dot the surrounding hills, and the slow, steady rhythm of ranch life forms the bedrock of the community. The Rio Grande, a vital artery of the region, is not far, its influence felt in the occasional moisture that sustains hardy vegetation and the distant promise of water in this arid expanse.
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| Location | Hillsboro, Sierra County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32.920907°N, 107.566974°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88042 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hillsboro, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro includes coordinates 32.920907°N, 107.566974°W, situated in Sierra County. ZIP code 88042. 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.
