San Jon, New Mexico Weather
San Jon, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for San Jon, Quay County.
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About San Jon, New Mexico
San Jon rises from the high plains like a memory of earth, a place where the sky feels vast enough to swallow all your worries. It lies 49.1 miles north of Clovis, NM (from Clovis, NM: bearing 352°T), and is situated 18.4 miles south-south-east of Logan. The land here is a study in muted ochres and faded greens, stretching out in a gentle, almost imperceptible slope toward horizons that blur with the heat. Sparse, hardy grasses cling to the soil, their tips whispering secrets to the ceaseless wind that sweeps across the open country. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant, almost defiant green, cluster near the few watercourses, offering pockets of shade that feel like precious gifts. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of sagebrush, and the sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, lays a honeyed glaze over everything it touches, softening the hard edges of the landscape into a kind of quiet beauty. The history of San Jon is written in the persistent spirit of those who have made their lives here, in the dusty roads and the weathered buildings that speak of resilience. This was a place shaped by the railroad, a vital stop on routes that connected distant points, and the echoes of that era still seem to linger in the stillness. The local economy, rooted deeply in ranching and agriculture, relies on the bounty of the land, on cattle grazing on the expansive pastures and crops that draw life from the capricious rainfall. There's a quiet dignity to San Jon, a sense of self-sufficiency born from the challenges of this environment. The rhythm of life here is measured, dictated less by clocks and more by the turning of seasons and the needs of the earth, a deliberate pace that allows for contemplation and a deep appreciation for the stark, enduring beauty of the high plains.
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| Location | San Jon, Quay County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.107558°N, 103.328565°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88434 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This San Jon, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for San Jon, 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 San Jon includes coordinates 35.107558°N, 103.328565°W, situated in Quay County. ZIP code 88434. 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. 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.
