Kirtland, New Mexico Weather
Kirtland, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kirtland, San Juan County.
Full aviation weather for Kirtland is published on the Four Corners Regional Airport (KFMN) page, 12 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 Kirtland 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 Kirtland: Shiprock Airstrip (K5V5) 31 km
Conditions reported at KFMN describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kirtland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kirtland.
About Kirtland, New Mexico
Kirtland rests in the high desert of northwestern New Mexico, a landscape where the earth's raw, ochre and rust hues stretch towards a vast, expansive sky. It lies 7.8 miles west of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 273°T), and is situated 2.8 miles west-north-west of Upper Fruitland. Sagebrush, tough and tenacious, carpets the rolling terrain, punctuated by the occasional juniper, its gnarled branches reaching like ancient supplicants. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and resilient vegetation, and in the late afternoon, the light softens, bathing the mesas in a honeyed glow that seems to hold the quietude of ages. The distant Huerfano Mountain, a silent sentinel, watches over the land, its form softened by the atmospheric haze. The story of Kirtland is deeply entwined with the arid soil and the resources it yields. Originally inhabited by ancestral Puebloans, the land later saw settlement by ranchers and farmers drawn to its potential for livestock and, crucially, its mineral wealth. The discovery of coal and natural gas fundamentally reshaped Kirtland's economy, bringing a steady hum of activity to the region. This industrial undercurrent, while not always visible on the surface, has shaped the character of Kirtland, fostering a pragmatic resilience in its people. Though not a hub of grand monuments, the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land, from the ancient inhabitants to the modern energy sector, is palpable in the quiet dignity of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Kirtland 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 | Kirtland, San Juan County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.734168°N, 108.359801°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87417 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kirtland, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kirtland, 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 Kirtland includes coordinates 36.734168°N, 108.359801°W, situated in San Juan County. ZIP code 87417. 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.
