Moriarty, New Mexico Weather
Moriarty, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Moriarty, Torrance County.
Full aviation weather for Moriarty is published on the Moriarty Municipal Airport (K0E0) page, 4 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 Moriarty 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 Moriarty: Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) 51 km
Conditions reported at K0E0 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Moriarty specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Moriarty.
About Moriarty, New Mexico
Moriarty sprawls beneath a vast New Mexico sky, a place where the earth breathes dust and scrub. It lies 34.7 miles east of Albuquerque, NM (from Albuquerque, NM: bearing 101°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-south-east of Edgewood. The land here is a study in muted ochres and sage greens, a terrain that rolls with a quiet, insistent power towards the distant, hazy blue of the Manzano Mountains. Sunlight, when it deigns to break through the often-pale sky, seems to possess a singular, almost brittle clarity, illuminating the sparse, resilient vegetation that clings to the arid soil. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint, wild perfume of juniper and the ever-present whisper of wind that seems to carry the secrets of this wide-open country. The story of Moriarty is etched into the very bones of this landscape, a narrative of pioneers and railroads and the enduring spirit of those who sought a life in this rugged expanse. Once a vital hub for the Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Pacific Railway, its economy, though now more diversified, still carries the echoes of that bygone era of steam and industry. Ranching and agriculture, hardy endeavors in this challenging climate, continue to define the local character, with cattle grazing on the open range and fields of alfalfa shimmering under the relentless sun. The modest buildings of Moriarty, some bearing the patina of age, stand as quiet testaments to generations who have carved their existence from this often unforgiving, yet undeniably beautiful, corner of the world.
Live animated radar for Moriarty 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 | Moriarty, Torrance County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 34.99005°N, 106.049189°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87035 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Moriarty, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moriarty, 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 Moriarty includes coordinates 34.990050°N, 106.049189°W, situated in Torrance County. ZIP code 87035. 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. 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.
