Santa Clara, New Mexico Weather
Santa Clara, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Santa Clara, Rio Arriba County.
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About Santa Clara, New Mexico
Santa Clara lies in a high desert valley, cradled by the rugged Jemez Mountains to the east and the Pajarito Plateau to the west. It lies 21.2 miles north-north-west of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 337°T), and is situated 1.5 miles south-south-west of Española. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the resin of piñon pine and juniper that cling to the slopes. Red rock formations, weathered into fantastical shapes by wind and water, punctuate the landscape, their surfaces glowing ochre and rust in the relentless New Mexico sun. The Rio Grande, a ribbon of life, cuts a wide path through the valley floor, its banks a stark contrast of green cottonwoods and willows against the arid earth. The silence, when it falls, is profound, broken only by the occasional cry of a hawk or the distant rumble of a passing train. This is a place where the echoes of ancient peoples still linger, their presence felt in the scattered pottery shards and the faint traces of old encampments. Later, Spanish settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land along the river, established ranches and small communities, their legacy visible in the adobe architecture and the enduring Catholic faith. For decades, the economy of Santa Clara was largely sustained by agriculture, with fertile fields irrigated by the life-giving river, producing chili peppers, beans, and corn. More recently, the proximity to Los Alamos National Laboratory has brought a different kind of lifeblood, a blend of scientific endeavor and rural tradition, creating a unique character for Santa Clara, a place where the past and the present converse in the hushed language of the high desert.
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| Location | Santa Clara, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.969746°N, 106.086968°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88026, 87532, 88022 |
| Area Code | 505, 575 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Santa Clara, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara includes coordinates 35.969746°N, 106.086968°W, situated in Rio Arriba County. ZIP code 88026, 87532, 88022. Telephone area code: 505, 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.
