Maxwell, New Mexico Weather
Maxwell, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Maxwell, Colfax County.
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About Maxwell, New Mexico
Maxwell rests in a wide, sun-baked basin, where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, softened by distance and haze, form a jagged horizon to the west. It lies 97.6 miles north-east of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 52°T), and is situated 12.7 miles north-north-east of Springer. The land here is a study in muted ochres and pale greens, a vast expanse of shortgrass prairie that rolls gently towards the distant mesas. The air, when it’s not carrying the scent of dry earth and sagebrush, often hums with the cicadas’ tireless song, a persistent thrumming that speaks of long, hot afternoons. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant, almost defiant green, cluster along the few intermittent watercourses, offering scant but precious shade. The sky overhead is immense, a canvas of ever-shifting blues and whites, where clouds drift like lost sheep, casting fleeting shadows across the undulating terrain. This has been a place of passage and perseverance for generations. The Santa Fe Trail once skirted these lands, a ghost of wagon ruts still faintly visible in places, a reminder of the arduous journeys undertaken by those who sought fortunes and new lives. Today, the economy of Maxwell is intrinsically tied to the land, with cattle ranching and agriculture forming the backbone of its sustenance. The rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons and the needs of the livestock, a steady, predictable cadence. Small, sturdy houses, often painted in earth tones that blend with the landscape, line the main thoroughfare, a testament to the enduring spirit of the people who call this place home. The quiet dignity of Maxwell is found not in grand monuments, but in the resilience of its inhabitants and the stark, enduring beauty of the high plains.
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| Location | Maxwell, Colfax County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.540032°N, 104.543323°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87728 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Maxwell, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maxwell, 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 Maxwell includes coordinates 36.540032°N, 104.543323°W, situated in Colfax County. ZIP code 87728. 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.
