Las Tusas, New Mexico Weather
Las Tusas, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Las Tusas, San Miguel County.
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About Las Tusas, New Mexico
Las Tusas lies as a quiet punctuation mark on the vast plains of San Miguel County, a place where the sky feels boundless and the earth speaks in hues of ochre and rust. It lies 37.1 miles east of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 81°T), and is situated 12.3 miles north-north-west of Las Vegas. Rolling hills, softened by millennia of wind and sun, give way to a landscape etched by ephemeral washes that swell with the infrequent rains, their dry beds hinting at the life-giving force they represent. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sagebrush and distant pine, and the light at dusk, as it bleeds across the horizon, paints the sky in shades of apricot and rose that linger long after the sun has dipped below the sculpted ridges. The very stillness of Las Tusas is a character in itself, a deep, resonant quietude broken only by the whisper of the wind or the distant bleating of sheep. The roots of Las Tusas are woven into the enduring spirit of the American West, a history of hardy settlers drawn by the promise of open land and the quiet persistence of ranching. For generations, the economy of Las Tusas has been intimately tied to the land, with sheep and cattle grazing on the sparse but vital grasses that carpet the rolling terrain. This has fostered a culture of self-reliance and a deep understanding of the natural rhythms of the seasons, a way of life that moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the needs of the herd. While modern conveniences have found their way to Las Tusas, the echoes of its past are palpable in the weathered fences, the sturdy homesteads, and the enduring traditions that continue to define its distinct character.
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| Location | Las Tusas, San Miguel County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.765319°N, 105.283067°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87745 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Las Tusas, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Las Tusas, 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 Las Tusas includes coordinates 35.765319°N, 105.283067°W, situated in San Miguel County. ZIP code 87745. Telephone area code: 575. Timezone: Mountain Time.
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.
