Las Vegas, New Mexico Weather
Las Vegas, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Las Vegas, San Miguel County.
Full aviation weather for Las Vegas is published on the Las Vegas Municipal Airport (KLVS) page, 10 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KLVS describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Las Vegas specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Las Vegas, New Mexico
Las Vegas unfurls across a high plain where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains begin their long, eastward slope toward the plains, a landscape painted in ochre and sage. It lies 40.6 miles east of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 99°T), and is situated 25.4 miles east of Pecos. The air here, thin and carrying the scent of piñon and dry earth, often holds a peculiar stillness, broken only by the whisper of wind through sparse grasses or the distant cry of a hawk. Rolling hills, softened by time and the relentless sun, give way to shallow arroyos that scar the land like ancient wounds, their sandy floors a testament to the ephemeral nature of water in this high desert climate. The sky overhead is a vast, cerulean dome, particularly arresting at dusk when it bleeds into hues of rose and violet, casting long, theatrical shadows across the weathered facades of the buildings. This Las Vegas, a place steeped in the echoes of Spanish colonialism and the raw energy of the American West, once served as a vital hub along the Santa Fe Trail. Its economy, historically tied to ranching and the railroad, now finds its pulse in a resilient spirit of preservation and a growing appreciation for its unique heritage. The historic Plaza, a grand square surrounded by buildings that seem to absorb the very light of the day, speaks of a time when this was a crossroads of commerce and culture. Local artisans keep alive traditions of weaving and pottery, their creations echoing the earth tones of the surrounding terrain, while the scent of roasting chilies, a constant aromatic signature, promises simple, hearty sustenance.
Live animated radar for Las Vegas 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 | Las Vegas, San Miguel County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.593932°N, 105.223897°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87701 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Las Vegas, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Las Vegas, 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 Las Vegas includes coordinates 35.593932°N, 105.223897°W, situated in San Miguel County. ZIP code 87701. 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.
