Kirtland AFB, New Mexico Weather
Kirtland AFB, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kirtland AFB, Bernalillo County.
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About Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
Kirtland AFB sprawls across a high desert plateau, a landscape of muted ochres and dusty greens that shifts subtly with the sun's arc. It lies 6.2 miles east-south-east of Albuquerque, NM (from Albuquerque, NM: bearing 113°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east-north-east of South Valley. The terrain here is largely flat, broken by shallow arroyos that snake their way through the scrubland, carrying the infrequent rains towards distant horizons. The air, especially in the early morning and late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of piñon and juniper, and the vast, indifferent sky seems to press down with an almost tangible weight. Even the distant Sandia Mountains, their rugged peaks often dusted with snow in the cooler months, appear as a softened, hazy presence on the edge of perception, a constant, silent witness to the land. This expanse of New Mexico is deeply entwined with the nation's aerospace and defense endeavors, its very existence shaped by the strategic importance of its location. Kirtland AFB has been a hub for scientific research and development for decades, its economy a steady hum of innovation and specialized industry that contrasts with the quiet patience of the surrounding natural world. The land itself, once home to indigenous peoples who understood its rhythms of sun and rain, now hosts the complex machinery of modern flight and exploration, a juxtaposition of ancient earth and cutting-edge technology. There is a quiet dignity to the way the base integrates with its environment, a sense that the vastness of the desert allows for the grand ambitions housed within its perimeter.
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| Location | Kirtland AFB, Bernalillo County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.048851°N, 106.55057°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87116, 87117 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kirtland AFB, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kirtland AFB, 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 Kirtland AFB includes coordinates 35.048851°N, 106.550570°W, situated in Bernalillo County. ZIP code 87116, 87117. 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. 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.
