Milan, New Mexico Weather
Milan, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Milan, Cibola County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Milan.
About Milan, New Mexico
Milan rests in a wide, sun-baked basin, where the earth rises in gentle, ochre-colored swells toward distant, hazy mesas. It lies 69.4 miles west of Rio Rancho, NM (from Rio Rancho, NM: bearing 267°T), and is situated 2.7 miles north-west of Grants. The sky here is a vast, unbroken canvas, often bleached pale by the midday sun, only to deepen into bruised purples and fiery oranges as the day recedes. Sparse juniper and piñon pine cling to the arroyos, their dark green a stark contrast to the pale, dry grasses that carpet the land. The air, when the wind stirs, carries the scent of dust and sagebrush, a clean, dry perfume that speaks of endurance. Even in the stillness, there's a sense of immense space, a quietude that seems to absorb sound. The history of Milan is etched into the very bones of the land, a story of resourcefulness and adaptation. Once a hub for uranium mining, the echoes of that industry still linger, though the focus has shifted. Today, Milan's economy is more diffuse, supported by a blend of agriculture, local businesses, and its proximity to larger centers. The landscape, shaped by millennia of wind and water, now bears the subtle marks of human endeavor – the straight lines of fence posts against the rolling terrain, the glint of corrugated metal roofs on modest homes. Life here moves at a measured pace, dictated by the seasons and the enduring rhythms of the natural world.
Live animated radar for Milan 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.
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| Location | Milan, Cibola County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.169759°N, 107.890892°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87021, 87020 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Milan, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Milan, 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 Milan includes coordinates 35.169759°N, 107.890892°W, situated in Cibola County. ZIP code 87021, 87020. 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.
