Ventura, New Mexico Weather
Ventura, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ventura, Luna County.
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About Ventura, New Mexico
Ventura, a small settlement, lies spread across a dusty plain beneath a vast, indifferent sky. It lies 53.1 miles west of Las Cruces, NM (from Las Cruces, NM: bearing 265°T), and is situated 4.7 miles east-south-east of Deming. The earth here is a palette of muted ochres and sun-bleached tans, broken only by the stubborn scrub of mesquite and creosote bush. Distant, hazy mountains form a jagged, purple rim against the horizon, their peaks softened by the relentless shimmer of heat. The air, when it moves, carries the dry, mineral scent of baked soil and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen desert blooms. Even in the quietest moments, a subtle vibration hums through the ground, a low thrumming that speaks of immense, subterranean forces. The history of Ventura is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent grit of its inhabitants and the enduring pulse of its economy. Once a vital stop for those traversing the arid expanse, its fortunes ebbed and flowed with the discovery and depletion of nearby mineral veins. Today, the quiet hum of agricultural machinery on the fringes of town hints at a more pastoral present, with cotton fields and hardy alfalfa crops drawing sustenance from the scarce water. The town square, a modest collection of weathered buildings, serves as the heart of Ventura, a place where local gossip is exchanged over lukewarm coffee and the slow, deliberate pace of life is measured by the arc of the sun.
Live animated radar for Ventura and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Ventura, Luna County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32.2438°N, 107.6832°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 88030 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ventura, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ventura, New Mexico, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Ventura includes coordinates 32.243800°N, 107.683200°W, situated in Luna County. ZIP code 88030. Telephone area code: 575. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
