Watrous, New Mexico Weather
Watrous, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Watrous, Mora County.
Full aviation weather for Watrous is published on the Las Vegas Municipal Airport (KLVS) page, 21 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KLVS describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Watrous specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Watrous.
About Watrous, New Mexico
Watrous rests in a wide, sun-drenched basin where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains begin their slow, blue fade into the high plains. It lies 54.1 miles east of Santa Fe, NM (from Santa Fe, NM: bearing 82°T), and is situated 19.2 miles north-east of Las Vegas. The land here is a study in ochre and sage, a vast expanse of rolling terrain punctuated by tenacious scrub oak and the occasional wind-sculpted juniper. The Pecos River, a ribbon of patient water, meanders through this country, its banks a haven for cottonwoods that catch the light with a soft, burnished gleam, particularly in the late afternoon when the shadows lengthen and the air itself seems to hold its breath. The sky above Watrous is immense, a boundless canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the deep, bruised purples and oranges of a New Mexico sunset, a spectacle that can silence even the most garrulous soul. The history of Watrous is tied to the lifeblood of the land and the enduring legacy of the railroad. Once a significant stop on the Santa Fe Trail, the town's fortunes shifted and then settled with the coming of the iron horse, which brought with it a steady stream of travelers and commerce. The local economy, though modest, is still shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the quiet industry of ranching, where the land is worked with a deep, ingrained respect. Echoes of a bygone era can be found in the weathered facades of older buildings, their stories whispered by the persistent wind that sweeps across the plains, a constant reminder of the resilience and enduring spirit of this place.
Live animated radar for Watrous 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 | Watrous, Mora County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.790597°N, 104.981668°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87753 |
| Area Code | 575 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Watrous, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Watrous, 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 Watrous includes coordinates 35.790597°N, 104.981668°W, situated in Mora County. ZIP code 87753. 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. 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.
