Pinedale, New Mexico Weather
Pinedale, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pinedale, McKinley County.
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About Pinedale, New Mexico
Pinedale rests in a wide, sun-drenched valley, a place where the earth breathes in vast, unhurried breaths under an immense New Mexico sky. It lies 78.7 miles south of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 189°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east-north-east of Church Rock. The landscape here is a study in subtle transitions, where scrubby piñon and juniper cling to the gently rising terrain, their branches etched by wind and sun. Distant mesas, their ancient faces weathered to shades of ochre and rose, form a silent, watchful horizon, their presence a constant reminder of the deep time that has shaped this land. In the quiet hours, especially as the sun begins its descent, the air itself seems to thicken with a golden dust, a tangible quality that settles over the low-slung buildings and the sparse, hardy vegetation. The history of Pinedale is written in the dust and the enduring spirit of its people, a legacy tied closely to the ebb and flow of mining and ranching. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, first through the hardy work of cattlemen and later through the extraction of minerals, each endeavor leaving its own indelible mark on the character of Pinedale. Though the great mines may have quieted, the rhythm of the land persists, seen in the small farms that dot the outskirts and the steady hum of local commerce. The community carries a quiet pride, a resilience born from living in harmony with a landscape that is both beautiful and demanding, a place where the vastness of the sky and the solidity of the earth are constant companions.
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| Location | Pinedale, McKinley County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.60391°N, 108.447021°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87311 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pinedale, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pinedale, 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 Pinedale includes coordinates 35.603910°N, 108.447021°W, situated in McKinley County. ZIP code 87311. 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.
