Santa Rosa, New Mexico Weather
Santa Rosa, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Santa Rosa, Guadalupe County.
Full aviation weather for Santa Rosa is published on the Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport (KSXU) page, 4 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 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Santa Rosa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Santa Rosa.
About Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Santa Rosa rises from the high plains, a scattered constellation of buildings against the immense New Mexico sky. It lies 87.6 miles south-east of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 126°T), and is situated 40.7 miles north-west of Fort Sumner. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a vast canvas where scrubby mesquite and hardy grasses cling to the ochre soil. The horizon stretches endlessly, broken only by the distant, hazy blue of the Gallinas Mountains, their presence more a feeling than a defined line. The air carries a dry, clean scent, carrying the whisper of wind across wide-open spaces, and in the late afternoon, the sun bleeds across the west, painting the clouds in hues of apricot and rose, a quiet spectacle that settles over Santa Rosa like a benediction. The story of Santa Rosa is deeply entwined with the Pecos River, a vital artery that carved its path through this arid landscape long before settlement. The river, a ribbon of life, still flows, its banks a sanctuary for cottonwoods that rustle secrets in the breeze, and its presence has shaped the fortunes of Santa Rosa from its earliest days as a watering stop for travelers and cowboys. The local economy, once reliant on ranching and the passage of the railroad, now finds its pulse in a blend of agriculture that draws from the river's bounty, and a steady stream of travelers drawn to the town's unique charm and its proximity to natural wonders. The iconic Blue Hole, a startlingly clear, deep spring, draws divers from across the country, its almost supernatural azure a testament to the hidden waters beneath this sun-baked earth.
Live animated radar for Santa Rosa 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Santa Rosa, Guadalupe County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 34.93867°N, 104.682489°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88435 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Santa Rosa, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Santa Rosa, 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 Santa Rosa includes coordinates 34.938670°N, 104.682489°W, situated in Guadalupe County. ZIP code 88435. 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. 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.
