Orogrande, New Mexico Weather
Orogrande, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Orogrande, Otero County.
Full aviation weather for Orogrande is published on the Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport (KALM) page, 53 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 Orogrande 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 Orogrande: Holloman Air Force Base (KHMN) 54 km
Conditions reported at KALM describe the airfield itself. Weather 53 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Orogrande specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Orogrande.
About Orogrande, New Mexico
Orogrande lies under a sky that can shift from the clearest, piercing blue to a bruised, tempestuous purple with astonishing speed. It lies 37.2 miles south of Alamogordo, NM (from Alamogordo, NM: bearing 191°T), and is situated 23.1 miles east of White Sands. The land itself is a study in patient endurance, a broad expanse of pale, sun-baked earth stretching towards distant, hazy mountains, their peaks softened by an ever-present veil of dust. Scrub brush, tenacious and low-lying, clings to the terrain, punctuated by the stark, elegant silhouettes of ocotillo and yucca, their spines glinting like scattered diamonds under the relentless sun. The air here carries a dry, mineral scent, a breath of the ancient, rocky heart of this high desert country, and in the late afternoon, the light bleeds across the landscape in hues of apricot and rose, painting long shadows that stretch and distort across the quiet, unpaved streets of Orogrande. This place, Orogrande, has long been a crossroads, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the subtle shifts of the earth and the enduring spirit of those who have found their sustenance here. Once a vital stop on the railroad, its economy, like the land itself, has weathered cycles of boom and quietude, with cattle ranching and the hardy resilience of small-scale agriculture shaping its character. The rhythm of life in Orogrande is dictated by the sun and the seasons, a slow, deliberate beat that allows for contemplation and a deep connection to the vast, silent beauty of the Chihuahuan Desert. There's a palpable sense of stepping back in time, where the stories of the past are whispered on the wind and the present unfolds with a quiet, unhurried grace.
Live animated radar for Orogrande 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 | Orogrande, Otero County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32.371207°N, 106.084428°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88081, 88342 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orogrande, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orogrande, 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 Orogrande includes coordinates 32.371207°N, 106.084428°W, situated in Otero County. ZIP code 88081, 88342. 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.
