San Luis, New Mexico Weather
San Luis, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for San Luis, Sandoval County.
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About San Luis, New Mexico
San Luis, a scattering of adobe and stucco structures, lies at the western edge of the San Luis Valley, a vast expanse of high desert cradled by formidable mountain ranges. It lies 37.9 miles north-west of Rio Rancho, NM (from Rio Rancho, NM: bearing 325°T), and is situated 18.8 miles west-north-west of Jemez Pueblo. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, where scrubby sagebrush and hardy piñon pines cling to the sandy soil, enduring the relentless sun and the biting winter winds. Distant mesas, etched with the slow work of erosion, rise like ancient sentinels against the impossibly wide, cerulean sky, their shadows lengthening and deepening with the passage of the sun. The air, thin and dry, carries the scent of dust and resin, a fragrance that speaks of resilience and a deep, abiding quietude. This is a place where history is not merely remembered but is palpable, breathed in with the very air. San Luis, the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in Colorado, was founded by Spanish colonists in 1693, a legacy that echoes in the Spanish surnames of its residents and the enduring Catholic faith that shapes community life. The economy, once tied to ranching and mining in the surrounding mountains, now finds its footing in small-scale agriculture, particularly the cultivation of potatoes and lettuce, and increasingly, in the quiet hum of tourism drawn to the valley’s stark beauty and rich heritage. The Feast of San Luis Rey, celebrated annually, brings a vibrant burst of color and tradition to the otherwise tranquil rhythm of San Luis, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | San Luis, Sandoval County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.682526°N, 107.050598°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87053 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This San Luis, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for San Luis, 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 Luis includes coordinates 35.682526°N, 107.050598°W, situated in Sandoval County. ZIP code 87053. 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.
