Torreon, New Mexico Weather
Torreon, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Torreon, Torrance County.
Full aviation weather for Torreon is published on the Moriarty Municipal Airport (K0E0) page, 39 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 Torreon 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 Torreon: Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) 45 km · Belen Regional Airport (KBRG) 50 km
Conditions reported at K0E0 describe the airfield itself. Weather 39 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Torreon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Torreon.
About Torreon, New Mexico
Torreon rests in a high desert basin, a place where the sky seems to stretch further than the eye can follow, a vast, indifferent blue over land that hums with a quiet, ancient energy. It lies 29.3 miles south-east of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 133°T), and is situated 19.9 miles east of El Cerro Mission. The terrain here is a study in muted tones: ochre soils, pale scrub brush clinging tenaciously to life, and distant mesas that rise like sleeping giants against the horizon. The air itself carries a dryness, a clean, sharp scent of dust and sagebrush that, on a still evening, can be infused with the subtle sweetness of blooming desert flowers. Sunlight, when it falls, is a brilliant, unfiltered thing, carving sharp shadows and bleaching the landscape to a stark, almost ethereal beauty. The history of Torreon is tied to the land and the sparse resources it offers, a story shaped by generations who learned to coax a living from this challenging environment. Ranching has long been a backbone of the local economy, with cattle finding sustenance on the hardy grasses that carpet the basin floor, their presence a quiet testament to enduring tradition. The legacy of those who came before can be felt in the weathered fences and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the homes, each one a small bulwark against the vastness. While not a hub of bustling industry, Torreon holds a character all its own, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the sun’s arc and the turning of the seasons, a persistent quietude that invites reflection.
Live animated radar for Torreon 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 | Torreon, Torrance County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 34.72228°N, 106.298631°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87013, 87061 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Torreon, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Torreon, 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 Torreon includes coordinates 34.722280°N, 106.298631°W, situated in Torrance County. ZIP code 87013, 87061. 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.
