Sullivan, New Mexico Weather
Sullivan, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sullivan, San Juan County.
Full aviation weather for Sullivan is published on the Four Corners Regional Airport (KFMN) page, 29 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan: Durango La Plata County Airport (KDRO) 52 km · Animas Air Park (K00C) 56 km
Conditions reported at KFMN describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sullivan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sullivan.
About Sullivan, New Mexico
Sullivan rests in a wide, sun-baked basin, where the earth, a deep ochre under the vast New Mexico sky, rolls and folds into low mesas. It lies 17.5 miles east of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 97°T), and is situated 4.5 miles east-south-east of Bloomfield. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of sagebrush and the faint, earthy perfume of distant piñon. Sparse grasses, bleached by the relentless sun, cling to the slopes, and the occasional hardy juniper offers a splash of somber green against the muted palette of the landscape. As the sun descends, it paints the sky in hues of rose and lavender, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch and deepen across the terrain, lending a quiet, almost spiritual grandeur to the seemingly austere surroundings. The history of Sullivan is deeply intertwined with the rich veins of coal that lie beneath this rugged earth, a legacy that shaped its founding and continues to inform its character. For generations, the rhythm of life in Sullivan has been dictated by the demands of the mines, a hardscrabble economy that fostered a resilient and close-knit community. Though the mining operations have waxed and waned, the spirit of perseverance remains, evident in the stoic faces of its residents and the enduring sense of place that defines Sullivan. Evidence of this past can be seen in the weathered structures that dot the landscape, remnants of an era when the earth yielded its bounty to the determined hands of its people.
Live animated radar for Sullivan 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 | Sullivan, San Juan County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.6969°N, 107.9054°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87413 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sullivan, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sullivan, 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 Sullivan includes coordinates 36.696900°N, 107.905400°W, situated in San Juan County. ZIP code 87413. 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.
