Sagar, New Mexico Weather
Sagar, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sagar, McKinley County.
Full aviation weather for Sagar is published on the Andrew Othole Memorial Airport (KXNI) page, 26 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 Sagar 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 Sagar: Gallup Municipal Airport (KGUP) 29 km · Window Rock Airport (KRQE) 53 km
Conditions reported at KXNI describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sagar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sagar.
About Sagar, New Mexico
Sagar lies cradled within a broad, ochre basin, the land around it a study in subdued earth tones. It lies 106.8 miles south-south-west of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 197°T), and is situated 19.4 miles south of Gallup. Low, scrubby bushes cling stubbornly to the sandy soil, their muted greens and browns a testament to the arid climate. Distant mesas rise like ancient, weathered sentinels, their layered rock faces catching the sun's oblique rays, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch and distort across the seemingly endless expanse. The air here carries a dry, mineral tang, a whisper of the geological forces that shaped this starkly beautiful landscape, and at dusk, the sky bleeds into hues of rose and amethyst, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle. The history of Sagar is as deeply etched into this land as the arroyos that scar its surface, a narrative woven with the threads of resource extraction and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the economy here has been intrinsically linked to the earth's bounty, particularly the extraction of minerals that once fueled distant industries. Remnants of this past can still be seen in the weathered structures and the quiet resilience of the community, a place where the pace of life is dictated more by the slow turning of the seasons than the hurried demands of the outside world. Though the grander days of boom may have receded, a distinct cultural character persists, a quiet pride in place and a deep connection to the ancestral lands that surround Sagar.
Live animated radar for Sagar 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 | Sagar, McKinley County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.2474°N, 108.767°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87326 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sagar, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sagar, 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 Sagar includes coordinates 35.247400°N, 108.767000°W, situated in McKinley County. ZIP code 87326. 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.
