Mimbres, New Mexico Weather
Mimbres, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mimbres, Grant County.
Full aviation weather for Mimbres is published on the Whiskey Creek Airport (K94E) page, 24 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. 2 airfields within reach of Mimbres 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 Mimbres: Grant County Airport (KSVC) 29 km
Conditions reported at K94E describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mimbres specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mimbres.
About Mimbres, New Mexico
Mimbres rests in the embrace of rolling hills, a landscape painted in muted ochres and sage greens under a vast New Mexico sky. It lies 79.4 miles west-north-west of Las Cruces, NM (from Las Cruces, NM: bearing 299°T), and is situated 18.4 miles east-north-east of Silver City. The air, thin and carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and distant pine, hums with a quiet resilience. This is a place where the rugged contours of the land dictate the rhythm of life, where ancient geological forces have shaped not just the terrain but the very spirit of the place. The Gila River, a silver thread in the arid expanse, nourishes the valley floor, its banks a vibrant contrast to the surrounding high desert. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, casts long, ethereal shadows, transforming the familiar shapes of mesas and arroyos into something profoundly mystical. The history of Mimbres is deeply rooted in the earth, a narrative woven through the presence of the Mimbres people, whose distinctive pottery speaks of a sophisticated culture that flourished here millennia ago. Later, prospectors and ranchers found their fortunes, or their struggles, in these mineral-rich hills and fertile valleys, shaping the modern character of Mimbres. The local economy, once driven by the extraction of silver and copper, now finds its pulse in agriculture, particularly in the cultivation of alfalfa and chili peppers, their vibrant colors a testament to the sun's persistent warmth. The quiet hum of tractors and the occasional rumble of a pickup truck are the dominant sounds, a gentle counterpoint to the wind’s sigh through the sparse vegetation. This is a locality where the past is never entirely out of sight, where the echoes of ancient footsteps and the grit of mining days still linger, lending a unique depth to the present.
Live animated radar for Mimbres 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 | Mimbres, Grant County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32.856186°N, 107.979761°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88029, 88049 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mimbres, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mimbres, 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 Mimbres includes coordinates 32.856186°N, 107.979761°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 88029, 88049. 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.
