White Cliffs, New Mexico Weather
White Cliffs, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for White Cliffs, McKinley County.
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About White Cliffs, New Mexico
White Cliffs rises from a land of stark beauty, where the earth, exposed and ancient, tells its own story in shades of ochre, rust, and pale sandstone. It lies 84.5 miles south-south-west of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 195°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east of Gallup. The landscape is a study in subtle erosion, a patient artistry of wind and water that has shaped mesas and arroyos into grand, silent pronouncements against the vast sweep of the New Mexico sky. Here, the air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a perfume of sun-baked sage and distant juniper, and when the sun dips low, it casts long, dramatic shadows that lend a spectral quality to the very contours of the land. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind or the distant, mournful cry of a hawk circling overhead, a sound that seems to resonate with the immense, unpeopled distances surrounding White Cliffs. The history of White Cliffs is deeply entwined with the mineral wealth that lies beneath its surface, a heritage etched into the very character of the place. For generations, the extraction of coal has been the lifeblood of this community, a demanding industry that has shaped its economy and its people, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and hard-won prosperity. Though the pace of life in White Cliffs might seem measured to an outsider, it is a rhythm born of necessity and a profound connection to the land and its bounty, a quiet understanding forged in the crucible of sun and earth. The distinctive geological formations that give White Cliffs its name stand as silent sentinels, a constant reminder of the deep time and geological forces that have sculpted this corner of McKinley County.
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| Location | White Cliffs, McKinley County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35.546488°N, 108.60663°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87311 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This White Cliffs, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for White Cliffs, 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 White Cliffs includes coordinates 35.546488°N, 108.606630°W, situated in McKinley County. ZIP code 87311. 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. 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.
