Stanley, New Mexico Weather
Stanley, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stanley, Santa Fe County.
Full aviation weather for Stanley is published on the Moriarty Municipal Airport (K0E0) page, 19 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. 3 airfields within reach of Stanley have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Stanley: Santa Fe Municipal Airport (KSAF) 53 km · Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) 59 km
Conditions reported at K0E0 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stanley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stanley.
About Stanley, New Mexico
Stanley lies at the edge of a vast, high desert plateau, a place where the sky seems to press down with an almost tangible weight, and the land itself is a study in muted earth tones. It lies 37.3 miles south of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 183°T), and is situated 13.5 miles east-north-east of Edgewood. The terrain here is a broad expanse of scrub and sparse grasses, punctuated by the occasional hardy juniper, their branches twisted and reaching like supplicating hands against the immense blue. Distant mesas, their edges softened by the atmospheric haze, form a ragged horizon, their profiles a constant, silent testament to the slow, relentless work of wind and water. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness, a clean, dry scent of dust and sun-baked earth, that feels both ancient and invigorating. The story of Stanley is one of resilience and quiet persistence, deeply intertwined with the cycles of the land. For generations, this area has been a place for ranching, the open range dictating a life lived at the pace of the seasons and the needs of livestock. Though not a major hub, Stanley has long served as a vital point for those who work the surrounding country, a place for supplies and a brief respite from the solitude. The local economy, though modest, is anchored by this enduring connection to the land, a spirit that also infuses the small, sturdy buildings that make up the heart of Stanley itself, each one bearing the subtle patina of years under the New Mexico sun.
Live animated radar for Stanley 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 | Stanley, Santa Fe County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.147546°N, 105.976966°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87056 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stanley, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanley, 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 Stanley includes coordinates 35.147546°N, 105.976966°W, situated in Santa Fe County. ZIP code 87056. 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. 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.
