Radium Springs, New Mexico Weather
Radium Springs, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Radium Springs, Doña Ana County.
Full aviation weather for Radium Springs is published on the Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU) page, 24 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KLRU describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Radium Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Radium Springs.
About Radium Springs, New Mexico
Radium Springs lies cradled in a vast, sun-drenched expanse, a place where the Chihuahuan Desert’s stark beauty asserts itself with unwavering authority. It lies 15.7 miles north-west of Las Cruces, NM (from Las Cruces, NM: bearing 326°T), and is situated 18.2 miles north-west of University Park. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and sienna bleeding into the pale adobe of scattered dwellings, all under a sky that stretches to infinity, often a piercing, cloudless blue that can feel both exhilarating and oppressive. Low-slung mesas, their edges softened by eons of wind and sun, punctuate the horizon, offering a sense of ancient permanence against the ephemeral dance of dust devils. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, a breath of the ancient earth, and when the sun begins its descent, it washes the landscape in a liquid gold that seems to ignite the very stones. The history of Radium Springs is intimately tied to the discovery of its mineral-rich waters, a legacy that once promised a grander future as a health resort. Though the era of elaborate spas has long since faded, the echoes of that aspiration linger in the quietude. The local economy, once buoyed by the promise of therapeutic springs and later by a more pragmatic agricultural bent, now finds its rhythm in the hardy cultivation of crops that can withstand the arid climate, and in the steady, unassuming commerce that sustains its residents. The nearby Rio Grande, a vital artery through this parched land, has always been the lifeblood, its occasional surge and gentle flow dictating the fortunes of those who make their home in Radium Springs.
Live animated radar for Radium Springs 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 | Radium Springs, Doña Ana County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32.501198°N, 106.928067°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87940, 88054, 88007 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Radium Springs, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Radium Springs, 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 Radium Springs includes coordinates 32.501198°N, 106.928067°W, situated in Doña Ana County. ZIP code 87940, 88054, 88007. 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.
