Rock Springs, New Mexico Weather
Rock Springs, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rock Springs, McKinley County.
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About Rock Springs, New Mexico
Rock Springs unfolds across a landscape of subtle, rolling hills, where the earth takes on hues of ochre and rust under a vast, often brilliant sky. It lies 84.5 miles south-south-west of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 204°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-west of Gallup. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of the high desert that surrounds it, punctuated by the resilient scrub and hardy grasses that cling to the terrain. The character of Rock Springs is one of quiet endurance, a place where the elements dictate the pace, and the sun’s passage across the heavens marks the true passage of time. Even the wind, when it stirs, seems to carry stories of ages past, a low hum against the muted colors of the land. This is a place deeply connected to the earth’s bounty, historically shaped by the resources drawn from beneath its surface. The legacy of mining runs through the veins of Rock Springs, an industry that once pulsed with a vigorous, sometimes demanding, rhythm. The local economy, while diversified, still echoes this foundational heritage, with a focus on sectors that thrive in this arid, high-altitude environment. Distinctive formations of sandstone, weathered by millennia of wind and rain, dot the periphery, offering silent testimony to the geological forces that sculpted this corner of McKinley County. The very spirit of Rock Springs seems to be imbued with this long, slow, yet powerful transformation of the land.
Live animated radar for Rock Springs and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Rock Springs, McKinley County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.609465°N, 108.829254°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87375 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rock Springs, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rock Springs, New Mexico, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Rock Springs includes coordinates 35.609465°N, 108.829254°W, situated in McKinley County. ZIP code 87375. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
