San Rafael, New Mexico Weather
San Rafael, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for San Rafael, San Miguel County.
Full aviation weather for San Rafael is published on the Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport (KSXU) page, 64 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KSXU describe the airfield itself. Weather 64 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at San Rafael specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for San Rafael.
About San Rafael, New Mexico
San Rafael lies cradled by the vast, undulating plains of New Mexico, a landscape sculpted by wind and sun. It lies 84.3 miles east of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 99°T), and is situated 38.4 miles south-south-east of Wagon Mound. The earth here is a palette of ochre and rust, interrupted by the hardy green of sagebrush and the occasional stoic juniper, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that stretches, unbroken, for miles. The air, especially in the early mornings, carries a dry, clean scent, a hint of dust and distant piñon, and a profound stillness that seems to absorb all hurried sounds. Even the shadows, cast long and sharp by a sun that often feels like a benevolent overseer, have a certain weight, a quiet presence against the sun-baked earth. The history of San Rafael is as weathered as the adobe walls that still stand, a testament to generations who worked this land. This was a place of trade and passage, a crossroads where ancient routes intersected with the needs of a burgeoning territory. Ranching and agriculture, though challenged by the arid climate, remain the pulse of the local economy, with cattle grazing on vast tracts of grassland and hardy crops coaxed from the soil. The enduring spirit of the people is woven into the very fabric of San Rafael, evident in the quiet resilience of its residents and the enduring traditions that echo through the dusty streets.
Live animated radar for San Rafael 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.
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| Location | San Rafael, San Miguel County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.49199°N, 104.456372°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88439, 87020 |
| Area Code | 575, 505 |
| Page generated | September 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, 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 San Rafael includes coordinates 35.491990°N, 104.456372°W, situated in San Miguel 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. 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.
