La Madera, New Mexico Weather
La Madera, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Madera, Sandoval County.
Full aviation weather for La Madera is published on the Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) page, 30 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. 4 airfields within reach of La Madera 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 Madera: Double Eagle II Airport (KAEG) 40 km · Moriarty Municipal Airport (K0E0) 43 km · Santa Fe Municipal Airport (KSAF) 51 km
Conditions reported at KABQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Madera specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for La Madera.
About La Madera, New Mexico
La Madera rests in a wide, sun-drenched valley where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains begin their rugged ascent, their slopes a patchwork of sagebrush and piñon pine. It lies 16.6 miles east of Rio Rancho, NM (from Rio Rancho, NM: bearing 92°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-south-east of Placitas. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of high desert, a subtle perfume that shifts with the seasons, from the crisp bite of winter to the warm exhalation of summer. Dust devils dance across the ochre earth, ephemeral spirits of the arid plains, and the vast, boundless sky presses down with a clarity that can feel both immense and intimate. The land itself seems to hold a patient stillness, a quiet strength born of enduring sun and wind, with the distant, hazy blue of the mountains forming a constant, majestic backdrop to the scattered homes and ranches. The history of La Madera is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they have worked for generations. Originally settled by Spanish farmers and ranchers drawn to the fertile river bottoms, the economy has long been tied to the soil, with small farms and ranches still dotting the landscape, coaxing life from the arid soil. The faint scent of woodsmoke often drifts from adobe homes, a comforting aroma that speaks of hearth and home, a tradition carried forward from the early days. While no longer a bustling hub, La Madera retains a character that is both resilient and deeply rooted, a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a quiet testament to the enduring allure of this high desert valley.
Live animated radar for La Madera 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 | La Madera, Sandoval County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.22282°N, 106.37058°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87539, 87047 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Madera, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Madera, 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 Madera includes coordinates 35.222820°N, 106.370580°W, situated in Sandoval County. ZIP code 87539, 87047. 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.
