Rancho Grande, New Mexico Weather
Rancho Grande, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rancho Grande, Catron County.
Full aviation weather for Rancho Grande is published on the Reserve Airport (KT16) page, 2 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 KT16 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rancho Grande specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rancho Grande.
About Rancho Grande, New Mexico
Rancho Grande unfolds across a high desert landscape, where the earth itself seems to exhale warmth long after the sun dips below the jagged western horizons. It lies 75.6 miles north-east of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 42°T), and is situated 39.2 miles north-east of Greenlee. Vast, open country stretches out, a mosaic of muted greens and ochres under a sky that often burns a startling cerulean. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of sagebrush and juniper, a pervasive fragrance that clings to everything. Low-slung mesas, their flanks etched by millennia of wind and rain, stand sentinel, their ancient forms catching the shifting light of dawn and dusk with an almost painterly grace. The terrain is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rolling that belies the underlying resilience of the land. This corner of Catron County, where Rancho Grande resides, has long been shaped by the rhythms of livestock and the enduring spirit of its people. The economy has historically been tied to ranching, the raising of cattle a tradition passed down through generations, a testament to the deep connection between the community and its arid pastures. Echoes of earlier eras, perhaps of prospectors or settlers seeking their fortunes in these remote reaches, linger in the quietude. The distinctive character of Rancho Grande is one of self-reliance and a profound appreciation for the raw beauty of its surroundings, a place where the vastness of the sky and the quiet persistence of life are constant companions.
Live animated radar for Rancho Grande 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 | Rancho Grande, Catron County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 33.6826°N, 108.8581°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87830 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rancho Grande, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rancho Grande, 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 Rancho Grande includes coordinates 33.682600°N, 108.858100°W, situated in Catron County. ZIP code 87830. 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.
