La Union, New Mexico Weather
La Union, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Union, Doña Ana County.
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About La Union, New Mexico
La Union unfolds across a landscape shaped by the persistent, patient hand of the desert. It lies 16.8 miles north-west of El Paso, TX (from El Paso, TX: bearing 322°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-west of Anthony. Here, the land is a study in subtle hues, where the pale ochre of the soil meets the muted greens of hardy scrub and the distant, hazy blue of the Franklin Mountains. The air, often dry and carrying the faint scent of dust and sun-baked creosote, can at dusk take on a surprising softness, a gentle caress before the stars begin their sharp, brilliant reign. Wide, open skies dominate, interrupted only by the occasional, wind-sculpted mesquite or the low, sprawling forms of adobe structures that seem to have grown organically from the earth itself. The very quietude of La Union possesses a character, a deep stillness that invites contemplation, punctuated only by the distant hum of traffic from a neighboring thoroughfare or the lonely cry of a hawk circling overhead. The history of La Union is deeply entwined with the fertile ribbon of the Rio Grande, a lifeline that has sustained agriculture in this arid region for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of water and rich alluvial soil, established farms that continue to form the backbone of the local economy, with pecans and chilies being particularly significant crops. This agricultural heritage imbues La Union with a particular rhythm, one tied to the seasons and the enduring cycles of planting and harvest. While much of the land still reflects this agrarian past, the proximity to larger urban centers has also brought a quiet blend of tradition and modernity, a place where weathered barns stand sentinel near newer homes, and the enduring spirit of its founders is palpable in the enduring, sun-drenched stillness of the land.
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| Location | La Union, Doña Ana County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 31.950658°N, 106.66166°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88021 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Union, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Union, 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 La Union includes coordinates 31.950658°N, 106.661660°W, situated in Doña Ana County. ZIP code 88021. 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.
