Mesquite, New Mexico Weather
Mesquite, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mesquite, Doña Ana County.
Full aviation weather for Mesquite is published on the Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU) page, 25 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. 4 airfields within reach of Mesquite have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Mesquite: Doña Ana County International Jetport (KDNA) 32 km · Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) (KBIF) 46 km · El Paso International Airport (KELP) 50 km
Conditions reported at KLRU describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mesquite specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mesquite.
About Mesquite, New Mexico
Mesquite lies under a sky that stretches, impossibly vast, over a landscape of sun-baked earth and tenacious scrub. It lies 11.3 miles south-south-east of Las Cruces, NM (from Las Cruces, NM: bearing 155°T), and is situated 4.2 miles north-north-west of Vado. The land here is not soft; it possesses a granular dignity, a texture of fine grit and scattered stone that whispers of patient erosion. Mesquite itself is a collection of structures that seem to have grown organically from this arid soil, their colors muted against the ochre and dun of the surroundings. The air, when it moves, carries the dry scent of dust and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen desert wildflowers, a fleeting offering in the persistent heat. Evenings here are painted in hues of apricot and bruised plum, the light softening the edges of everything it touches, lending a quiet grace to the enduring plains. This is a place where the Rio Grande, a ribbon of life in the desert, has long dictated the pulse of existence, its ancient floodplains nurturing fields that drink deeply of its waters. The economy of Mesquite, like the land it inhabits, is one of resilience and resourcefulness, historically tied to agriculture, with cotton and pecans finding purchase in the fertile soil. Remnants of past endeavors, perhaps a weathered barn or the faint outline of an older irrigation ditch, speak of generations who coaxed sustenance from this challenging terrain. The character of Mesquite is that of quiet persistence, a steady unfolding of days under the relentless sun, a place where the past is not a distant echo but a palpable presence in the sturdy, unpretentious homes and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Mesquite 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 | Mesquite, Doña Ana County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32.164542°N, 106.696665°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88048 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mesquite, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mesquite, 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 Mesquite includes coordinates 32.164542°N, 106.696665°W, situated in Doña Ana County. ZIP code 88048. 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.
