La Cueva, New Mexico Weather
La Cueva, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Cueva, Sandoval County.
Full aviation weather for La Cueva is published on the Los Alamos Airport (KLAM) page, 34 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 La Cueva 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 La Cueva: Santa Fe Municipal Airport (KSAF) 58 km
Conditions reported at KLAM describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Cueva specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for La Cueva.
About La Cueva, New Mexico
La Cueva unfolds across a landscape of high desert plains, where the earth is a study in muted ochres and rusts, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of piñon and juniper. It lies 41.6 miles west-north-west of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 288°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west of Los Alamos. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a dry, mineral tang, a scent that seems to seep from the very stones. Far horizons are vast and unbroken, meeting a sky that can shift from an intense, almost blinding blue to a bruised lavender before the stars prick through. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of centuries, lead the eye toward distant mesas that stand like ancient sentinels, their flat tops a testament to the patient erosion that has shaped this country. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through the sparse vegetation or the occasional, sharp cry of a hawk circling overhead. The story of La Cueva is etched not in grand monuments but in the subtle shifts of the land and the enduring spirit of its people. This is a place where the legacy of early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground and clear water, still resonates. The local economy, once reliant on the bounty of the land, now finds its footing in a blend of agriculture, with fields of alfalfa and chile shimmering under the New Mexico sun, and a growing appreciation for the region’s quiet allure. The Rio Grande, a ribbon of life carving its way through this arid expanse, has been both a source of sustenance and a channel for passage, its waters nurturing the life that clings to its banks. La Cueva holds a character that is both resilient and gentle, a place where the rhythm of days is dictated by the sun and the seasons, and where the vastness of the sky encourages a contemplative pace.
Live animated radar for La Cueva 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 | La Cueva, Sandoval County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.87424°N, 106.6439°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87712, 87535 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Cueva, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Cueva, 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 La Cueva includes coordinates 35.874240°N, 106.643900°W, situated in Sandoval County. ZIP code 87712, 87535. 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.
