Pecos, New Mexico Weather
Pecos, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pecos, San Miguel County.
Full aviation weather for Pecos is published on the Santa Fe Municipal Airport (KSAF) page, 38 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 Pecos 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 Pecos: Las Vegas Municipal Airport (KLVS) 49 km
Conditions reported at KSAF describe the airfield itself. Weather 38 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pecos specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pecos.
About Pecos, New Mexico
Pecos rests in a landscape of subtle, sun-baked beauty, where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains begin their southward sprawl. It lies 16.7 miles east-south-east of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 118°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east of Cañoncito. The land here is a study in dry grasses and hardy shrubs, punctuated by cottonwood trees that offer slender shade along the arroyos. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness that hints at the high desert elevation, and the light, as it slants across the mesas in the late afternoon, paints the earth in hues of ochre and rose. Distant mesas, their edges softened by atmospheric haze, stand as silent sentinels to the horizon, and the occasional hawk, a dark speck against the vast blue, circles with an effortless grace. The history of Pecos is intrinsically tied to the ancient Pecos Pueblo, whose imposing ruins, a National Historical Park, stand as a powerful echo of centuries past. This place was a vital crossroads for Native American peoples and later for Spanish explorers and settlers, a fact reflected in the enduring cultural threads that still grace Pecos. The local economy, though modest, draws strength from the surrounding ranchlands and the ongoing legacy of agriculture, with fields of alfalfa and corn often sustained by the life-giving waters that flow from the mountains. The Pecos River itself, a ribbon of silver threading through the valley, is more than just a waterway; it’s a constant, murmuring presence, a gentle reminder of the enduring natural forces that have shaped this particular corner of New Mexico.
Live animated radar for Pecos 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Pecos, San Miguel County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.574203°N, 105.675016°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87552 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pecos, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pecos, 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 Pecos includes coordinates 35.574203°N, 105.675016°W, situated in San Miguel County. ZIP code 87552. 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.
