Pinos Altos, New Mexico Weather
Pinos Altos, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pinos Altos, San Miguel County.
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About Pinos Altos, New Mexico
Pinos Altos is a place where the air itself seems to hold a quiet wisdom, a gentle caress against the cheek. It lies 47.5 miles south-east of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 139°T), and is situated 27.8 miles south-east of Rowe. The landscape here is a study in subtle transitions, where the high desert plains begin to ripple and fold, giving way to the foothills of mountains that wear their pine-clad slopes like well-loved cloaks. The light, especially as the day wanes, possesses a golden quality, painting the rough-hewn textures of the earth and the weathered wood of the scattered homesteads with a warm, embracing glow. The scent of piñon and juniper, mingled with the dry, clean perfume of the high altitude, is a constant, grounding presence, a reminder of the enduring wildness that surrounds Pinos Altos. This small settlement carries the echoes of a past built on grit and resourcefulness, a history etched into the very contours of the land. Once, the promise of silver drew prospectors and miners, their hopes and hard work leaving faint impressions in the earth, though the veins that once shimmered with wealth have long since dwindled. Today, the economy of Pinos Altos is a more varied affair, relying on the sturdy resilience of ranching, where cattle graze on the scrubby grasses, and the burgeoning appeal of its quiet solitude for those seeking refuge from the clamor of larger places. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the tangible remnants of its mining days, small museums and the ghostly outlines of abandoned shafts, silent witnesses to the generations who sought their fortune here, a testament to the enduring spirit that still imbues Pinos Altos.
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| Location | Pinos Altos, San Miguel County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.163106°N, 105.391397°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87560, 88053 |
| Area Code | 505, 575 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pinos Altos, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pinos Altos, 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 Pinos Altos includes coordinates 35.163106°N, 105.391397°W, situated in San Miguel County. ZIP code 87560, 88053. Telephone area code: 505, 575. 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.
