Reserve, New Mexico Weather
Reserve, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Reserve, Catron County.
Full aviation weather for Reserve is published on the Reserve Airport (KT16) page, 9 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 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Reserve specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Reserve.
About Reserve, New Mexico
Reserve sits in a high desert basin, a landscape cradled by the rugged Gila National Forest. It lies 81.1 miles north-east of Graham, AZ (from Graham, AZ: bearing 44°T), and is situated 44.5 miles north-east of Greenlee. The surrounding terrain rises in stark, colorful mesas and rolling hills, painted in ochre and rust, where hardy juniper and piñon pines cling to the arid earth. The air here, thin and sharp, carries the scent of dry sage and distant pine, and in the late afternoon, the sun bleeds a molten gold across the vast, empty sky, transforming the already dramatic geological formations into something almost ethereal. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through the sparse vegetation or the distant cry of a hawk circling on thermals. The history of Reserve is etched into its very dust, a story tied to the rugged resilience of those who sought fortune and freedom in this remote corner of New Mexico. Originally established as a mining and ranching outpost, its economy still leans heavily on the enduring traditions of livestock and the quiet pursuit of livelihoods from the land. Though the boom-and-bust cycles of mining have long since faded, a spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the natural world persist. The distinctive character of Reserve lies in its unpretentious fortitude, a place where life unfolds at a deliberate pace, dictated by the sun and the seasons, a quiet testament to enduring human spirit against a backdrop of immense natural beauty.
Live animated radar for Reserve 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 | Reserve, Catron County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 33.71311°N, 108.757841°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 Reserve, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Reserve, 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 Reserve includes coordinates 33.713110°N, 108.757841°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.
