Manzano, New Mexico Weather
Manzano, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Manzano, Torrance County.
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About Manzano, New Mexico
Manzano rests in the embrace of the Manzano Mountains, a landscape painted in hues of ochre and sagebrush, where vast, open skies stretch to horizons softened by distant mesas. It lies 31.4 miles south-east of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 143°T), and is situated 19.0 miles east-south-east of El Cerro Mission. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of piñon and juniper, a fragrance that clings to the sun-baked earth even as the light begins to mellow into the deep blues and purples of evening. Rolling hills, etched by ancient washes, give way to steeper slopes as the mountains rise, their ruggedness softened by the persistent green of hardy vegetation. It is a place where the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind and the occasional call of a hawk circling high above, a vast, untamed beauty that feels both ancient and enduring. The story of Manzano is etched into the very contours of its land, a testament to generations who have drawn sustenance from this arid soil. Historically, it has been a place of ranching and farming, where hardy individuals coaxed life from the challenging terrain, their endeavors reflected in the scattered homesteads and fences that trace patterns across the landscape. The local economy, though modest, is rooted in these traditions, with agricultural pursuits and the quiet hum of small businesses providing the pulse of daily life. While no grand monuments stand sentinel, the enduring spirit of Manzano is found in its people, their resilience a quiet force, and in the unpretentious beauty of the adobe structures that seem to grow from the very earth, harmonizing with the natural world around them.
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| Location | Manzano, Torrance County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 34.646727°N, 106.345019°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87036, 87061 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manzano, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manzano, 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 Manzano includes coordinates 34.646727°N, 106.345019°W, situated in Torrance County. ZIP code 87036, 87061. 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.
