Ojo Caliente, New Mexico Weather
Ojo Caliente, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ojo Caliente, Taos County.
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About Ojo Caliente, New Mexico
Ojo Caliente rests in a high desert cradle, where the earth exhales a mineral-rich steam. It lies 43.0 miles north of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 352°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-south-east of El Rito. The landscape here is a study in muted ochres and rusts, scrubby piñon pines clinging to the gentle slopes, their needles catching the sharp, clean light that spills across the wide sky. The air itself carries a dry, almost brittle quality, a silence punctuated only by the whisper of wind through the sparse vegetation and the distant bleating of goats. Canyons, carved by millennia of unseen water, snake through the terrain, their shadowed depths offering a cool respite from the sun's persistent gaze. The history of Ojo Caliente is as deep and enduring as the hot springs that give it its name, a place where generations have sought solace and healing. For centuries, indigenous peoples recognized the restorative powers of the mineral waters, a tradition that continues today, drawing visitors seeking the same ancient comfort. The local economy, though modest, is tethered to this natural bounty, with small ranches and businesses catering to those who come to soak in the therapeutic pools, a quiet hum of activity against the vast, unyielding backdrop of New Mexico. The very earth here seems to hold a memory, a silent testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called Ojo Caliente home.
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| Location | Ojo Caliente, Taos County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.303076°N, 106.046688°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87327, 87549 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ojo Caliente, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ojo Caliente, 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 Ojo Caliente includes coordinates 36.303076°N, 106.046688°W, situated in Taos County. ZIP code 87327, 87549. 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.
