San Rafael, New Mexico Weather
San Rafael, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for San Rafael, Cibola County.
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About San Rafael, New Mexico
San Rafael unfolds across a high plateau, a quiet sentinel under the vast New Mexico sky. It lies 68.5 miles west of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 276°T), and is situated 3.0 miles south-west of Grants. The land here is a study in ochre and sage, with low-lying mesas rising like ancient witnesses to the passing sun. The air, thin and carrying the scent of dry earth and distant piñon, hums with a stillness that can feel profound. The terrain slopes gently towards the north, a subtle invitation to the vastness of the Cibola National Forest that begins to assert its dominion in the distance. Here, the light at dusk paints the eroded rock faces with hues of rose and violet, a fleeting masterpiece before the stars claim their dominion. San Rafael holds within its quiet streets the echoes of a long past, its origins tied to the Spanish colonial era and the enduring legacy of the Catholic Church. The mission, a stoic presence with its weathered adobe walls, stands as a silent testament to generations of faith and community. The local economy, historically rooted in ranching and agriculture, now finds a more diversified footing, though the spirit of the land remains deeply ingrained. The rhythm of life in San Rafael is one of measured steps, where the whisper of the wind through the sparse vegetation seems to dictate the pace, a gentle counterpoint to the broader currents of the world beyond.
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| Location | San Rafael, Cibola County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.112539°N, 107.882558°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88439, 87020 |
| Area Code | 575, 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This San Rafael, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for San Rafael, 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 Rafael includes coordinates 35.112539°N, 107.882558°W, situated in Cibola County. ZIP code 88439, 87020. Telephone area code: 575, 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.
