Talpa, New Mexico Weather
Talpa, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Talpa, Taos County.
Full aviation weather for Talpa is published on the Taos Regional Airport (KSKX) page, 14 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 Talpa 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 Talpa: Angel Fire Airport (KAXX) 29 km · Questa Municipal Nr 2 Airport (KN24) 51 km
Conditions reported at KSKX describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Talpa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Talpa.
About Talpa, New Mexico
Talpa rests in the high desert, a place where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains rise like a jagged spine against an impossibly vast sky. It lies 49.1 miles north-north-east of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 23°T), and is situated 4.7 miles south-south-west of Taos. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and russet soil baking under the relentless New Mexico sun, interrupted by the stubborn green of juniper and piñon. Canyons, deep-worn by ancient water, slice through the terrain, their shadows lengthening and shifting with the slow procession of the sun, and the air itself often carries a dry, almost crystalline scent. The character of Talpa is one of quiet endurance, a place where the wind whispers secrets through the sparse vegetation and the silence is as profound as the distant peaks. The history of Talpa is deeply entwined with the fertile valley of the Rio Grande, though it lies a little removed, a more secluded haven. For centuries, these lands have been shaped by the hands of those who sought sustenance from them, primarily through small-scale agriculture sustained by irrigation, a legacy evident in the patchwork of fields that still cling to life. The local economy, while modest, draws strength from this connection to the earth, with artisans and farmers contributing to a slow, deliberate rhythm of life. Talpa’s distinctive character is further etched by its proximity to the sacred landscapes that have drawn seekers and artists for generations, a quiet magnetism that imbues the very dust with a sense of ancient continuity.
Live animated radar for Talpa 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 | Talpa, Taos County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36.341415°N, 105.596956°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87557 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Talpa, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Talpa, 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 Talpa includes coordinates 36.341415°N, 105.596956°W, situated in Taos County. ZIP code 87557. 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.
