La Union, New Mexico Weather
La Union, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Union, Doña Ana County.
Full aviation weather for La Union is published on the Doña Ana County International Jetport (KDNA) page, 9 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 Union 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 Union: Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) (KBIF) 29 km · El Paso International Airport (KELP) 31 km · Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU) 45 km
Conditions reported at KDNA describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Union specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for La Union.
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.
Live animated radar for La Union 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 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
