Ramah, New Mexico Weather
Ramah, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ramah, McKinley County.
Full aviation weather for Ramah is published on the Andrew Othole Memorial Airport (KXNI) page, 41 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. 3 airfields within reach of Ramah 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 Ramah: Gallup Municipal Airport (KGUP) 50 km · Grants-Milan Municipal Airport (KGNT) 54 km
Conditions reported at KXNI describe the airfield itself. Weather 41 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ramah specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ramah.
About Ramah, New Mexico
Ramah emerges from the high desert plateau, a scattering of homes and businesses against a vast expanse of sagebrush and piñon pine. It lies 102.9 miles west of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 275°T), and is situated 17.2 miles east of Black Rock. The landscape here is a study in subtle hues, the earth a muted ochre and rust, punctuated by the dusty green of resilient vegetation. Distant mesas, their ancient profiles softened by the perpetual haze, stand as silent sentinels, their surfaces etched by wind and sun. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, dry coolness that sharpens the senses, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind or the distant cry of a hawk circling in the immense, pale blue sky. It is a place where the horizon feels infinite, and the land holds a quiet, enduring strength. The history of Ramah is deeply interwoven with the land and the people who have found sustenance here. Originally settled by homesteaders drawn to the promise of fertile ground in this semi-arid climate, Ramah developed as an agricultural center, relying on wells and the scarce but precious rainfall to cultivate crops. Ranching also became a cornerstone of the local economy, with cattle grazing on the surrounding rangelands. The distinctive red rock formations and the natural springs that fed early settlements hint at an even older human presence, the echoes of which still resonate in the quiet vernacular of the place. Though the agricultural footprint has shifted over the decades, the spirit of resilience and self-reliance fostered by generations of life on this plateau continues to define Ramah.
Live animated radar for Ramah 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 | Ramah, McKinley County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.133089°N, 108.491741°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87321 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ramah, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ramah, 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 Ramah includes coordinates 35.133089°N, 108.491741°W, situated in McKinley County. ZIP code 87321. 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.
