Ribera, New Mexico Weather
Ribera, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ribera, San Miguel County.
Full aviation weather for Ribera is published on the Las Vegas Municipal Airport (KLVS) page, 42 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 KLVS describe the airfield itself. Weather 42 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ribera specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ribera.
About Ribera, New Mexico
Ribera rests in a broad valley, a place where the high desert's ochre tones meet the sky with an assertive clarity. It lies 35.0 miles south-east of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 128°T), and is situated 19.8 miles south-west of Las Vegas. The landscape here is one of subtle, sweeping curves, the land rising in gentle slopes toward distant mesas that hold the afternoon sun, their edges softened by a persistent haze. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant green even in drier seasons, line the shallow, meandering river, their branches a dark calligraphy against the pale blue. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, carrying the faint perfume of sagebrush and the dust of the road. Even the silence here feels substantial, punctuated only by the whisper of wind through the grasses and the occasional call of a hawk circling overhead. This valley has known human presence for centuries, a quiet crossroads where ancient routes once converged. The economy of Ribera has long been tied to the land, to the patient cultivation of crops sustained by the river's modest flow and the grazing of livestock on the surrounding high plains. Ranching traditions persist, a legacy passed down through generations, evident in the weathered fences and the sturdy, unpretentious buildings. For those who know Ribera, its character is found not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people, their connection to the vast, open skies, and the enduring rhythm of life dictated by the sun and seasons.
Live animated radar for Ribera 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 | Ribera, San Miguel County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.373655°N, 105.448623°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87560 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ribera, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ribera, 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 Ribera includes coordinates 35.373655°N, 105.448623°W, situated in San Miguel County. ZIP code 87560. 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.
