Madrid, New Mexico Weather
Madrid, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Madrid, Santa Fe County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Madrid.
About Madrid, New Mexico
Madrid exhales a dry, sun-baked air, a characteristic scent of the high desert country that cradles it. It lies 22.8 miles south-south-west of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 212°T), and is situated 14.8 miles south-west of Eldorado at Santa Fe. The landscape here is a study in ochre and sage, a rugged topography where low, rounded hills meet the vast, indifferent sky. Sparse piñon and juniper cling to the slopes, their gnarled branches a testament to resilience against the arid climate. Dust devils dance on the horizon, ephemeral spirits of the wind, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, takes on a molten quality, bathing the weathered adobe and corrugated tin structures in a warm, almost sacred glow. The silence is profound, punctuated only by the whisper of the breeze through the scrub or the distant cry of a hawk. This is a place with a past etched deeply into its very bones, a history born of coal. For decades, Madrid was a bustling mining town, its streets once alive with the clang of pickaxes and the hurried footsteps of miners seeking their fortune beneath the earth. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that era remain, a palpable undercurrent beneath the present-day quiet. The local economy has since pivoted, embracing a vibrant artistic and tourist identity, with galleries and shops now lining the main thoroughfare, drawing visitors to its unique charm. The town’s distinctive character is a blend of its gritty industrial heritage and its contemporary bohemian spirit, a fascinating juxtaposition that gives Madrid its enduring allure.
Live animated radar for Madrid and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Madrid, Santa Fe County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.406705°N, 106.152523°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87010 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madrid, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madrid, 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 Madrid includes coordinates 35.406705°N, 106.152523°W, situated in Santa Fe County. ZIP code 87010. Telephone area code: 505. 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.
