Lake Sumner, New Mexico Weather
Lake Sumner, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake Sumner, De Baca County.
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About Lake Sumner, New Mexico
Lake Sumner shimmers under a vast New Mexico sky, a broad, placid expanse cradled by rolling, sun-baked hills. It lies 68.4 miles west-north-west of Clovis, NM (from Clovis, NM: bearing 283°T), and is situated 12.8 miles north-west of Fort Sumner. The water, a deep sapphire in the morning light, reflects the endless blue overhead, broken only by the occasional white whisper of a cloud. Along its shores, scrubby mesquite and hardy cholla cactus cling to the ochre earth, their spiky forms silhouetted against the horizon. The air itself carries a dry, mineral scent, a subtle perfume of dust and distant piñon. At dusk, the landscape softens, the harsh edges of the day dissolving into hues of rose and lavender, painting the water with a fleeting, ephemeral beauty. The history of Lake Sumner is entwined with the very waters that define it, a reservoir born of human endeavor to tame the Pecos River for irrigation. This transformation brought a new rhythm to the land, fostering an economy built on agriculture, with cotton and alfalfa once thriving in the fertile fields. While the agricultural boom has softened, the spirit of self-reliance and hard work endures in the quiet routines of the few who call this place home. The lake remains a focal point, a draw for anglers seeking the largemouth bass and crappie that inhabit its depths, and for those seeking solace in the wide-open spaces. It is a place where the past is a gentle undercurrent, and the present is lived in the slow, deliberate unfolding of days.
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| Location | Lake Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 34.622842°N, 104.376646°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88119 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Sumner, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Sumner, 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 Lake Sumner includes coordinates 34.622842°N, 104.376646°W, situated in De Baca County. ZIP code 88119. 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.
