Red River, New Mexico Weather
Red River, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Red River, Taos County.
Full aviation weather for Red River is published on the Questa Municipal Nr 2 Airport (KN24) page, 20 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 Red River 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 Red River: Angel Fire Airport (KAXX) 34 km · Taos Regional Airport (KSKX) 37 km
Conditions reported at KN24 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Red River specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Red River.
About Red River, New Mexico
Red River is a place where the mountains hold their breath, a deep breath of pine and granite that chills the air even in summer. It lies 76.5 miles north-north-east of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 23°T), and is situated 10.5 miles east of Questa. The landscape here is a dramatic sweep of jagged peaks, their shoulders dusted with snow long into the spring, giving way to steep, forested slopes that plunge into the valley floor. A clear, swift-flowing river, the namesake of this settlement, tumbles over smoothed stones, its voice a constant, hushed murmur against the silence of the high country. The air itself feels thin and pure, carrying the scent of wild sage and damp earth, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, casts long, indigo shadows that stretch and deepen across the terrain. This is a town that remembers its wilder origins, a spirit of the frontier still palpable beneath the veneer of tourism. Gold and silver once whispered promises in the canyons, drawing prospectors and miners who carved out a precarious existence from the unforgiving earth, and the echoes of that boomtown past can still be felt. Today, Red River's economy thrives on the very mountains that once concealed its riches, drawing visitors with the allure of skiing in winter and hiking and fishing in the warmer months. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons and the flow of the river, a gentle cadence that invites a slower, more deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of distant cities.
Live animated radar for Red River 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 | Red River, Taos County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.708085°N, 105.406116°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87558 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Red River, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red River, 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 Red River includes coordinates 36.708085°N, 105.406116°W, situated in Taos County. ZIP code 87558. 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.
