Sundance, New Mexico Weather
Sundance, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sundance, McKinley County.
Full aviation weather for Sundance is published on the Gallup Municipal Airport (KGUP) page, 15 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. 4 airfields within reach of Sundance 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 Sundance: Window Rock Airport (KRQE) 44 km · Crownpoint Airport (K0E8) 49 km · Andrew Othole Memorial Airport (KXNI) 52 km
Conditions reported at KGUP describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sundance specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sundance.
About Sundance, New Mexico
Sundance lies under a sky so vast it seems to press down on the high desert plateau, a place where sandstone cliffs blush a deep rose as the sun begins its descent. It lies 90.7 miles south-south-west of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 195°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-east of Gallup. The land here is a study in patient erosion, sculpted by wind and infrequent, but powerful, rains into formations that catch the light in an ever-shifting dance. Sagebrush and hardy grasses cling to the ochre soil, their muted greens and browns a stark contrast to the startling blue of the heavens. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent of dust and resilient vegetation, a fragrance that speaks of endurance. Even the silence here feels substantial, punctuated only by the whisper of the wind or the distant call of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Sundance is etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent spirit of those who have eked out a life from this challenging terrain. For generations, this land has sustained those who understood its subtle offerings, a legacy that continues to shape the local economy, which has historically relied on ranching and the extraction of natural resources. The enduring presence of the Navajo Nation, whose ancestral lands surround and interweave with Sundance, imbues the locale with a profound cultural depth, a living connection to ancient traditions. While modern life brings its own rhythms, a quiet resilience remains, a characteristic born from generations of adapting to the land's stark beauty and demanding nature, a quality that defines Sundance.
Live animated radar for Sundance 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 | Sundance, McKinley County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.460302°N, 108.638137°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87322 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sundance, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sundance, 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 Sundance includes coordinates 35.460302°N, 108.638137°W, situated in McKinley County. ZIP code 87322. 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.
