Mount Taylor, New Mexico Weather
Mount Taylor, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mount Taylor, Cibola County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mount Taylor.
About Mount Taylor, New Mexico
Mount Taylor rises, a silent sentinel against the vast New Mexico sky, its flanks cloaked in the deep greens of juniper and pine, transitioning to the muted grays and ochres of high desert scrub. It lies 64.4 miles west of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 277°T), and is situated 3.0 miles east-south-east of Grants. The air, thin and crisp at this elevation, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and resinous trees, a perfume that has long defined this landscape. Jagged rock formations, stark and ancient, punctuate the slopes, hinting at the volcanic forces that shaped this colossal peak. Below, the land unfurls in a panorama of rolling mesas and distant, hazy horizons, where the sun, especially as it begins its descent, paints the sky in fiery hues of orange and rose. The history of Mount Taylor is etched in the very stone and soil, a legacy of ancestral peoples who revered its spiritual significance and found sustenance in its embrace. For centuries, Native American tribes have considered this sacred ground, their presence woven into the stories and traditions that echo across its slopes. More recently, the allure of its mineral wealth drew prospectors and miners, leaving behind faint scars on the land and a lingering echo of human endeavor in the sparsely populated settlements that dot the surrounding Cibola County. Today, the economy of the Mount Taylor region is a quiet tapestry of ranching, small-scale agriculture, and a growing appreciation for its natural beauty, drawing visitors who seek its solitude and the profound quietude that only such a grand, enduring place can offer.
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| Location | Mount Taylor, Cibola County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.1241°N, 107.8075°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87020 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Taylor, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Taylor, 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 Mount Taylor includes coordinates 35.124100°N, 107.807500°W, situated in Cibola County. ZIP code 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.
