I-40 in New Mexico

I-40 New Mexico Road Conditions

Radar and live pavement conditions on the 372 miles of I-40 in New Mexico — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.

Updated Sep 10, 2026 6:03 PM MDT · Mostly dry

Lowest 83°F near Albuquerque, New Mexico · Highest wind 15 mph near Albuquerque, New Mexico

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I-40 runs 372 miles across New Mexico. It passes Albuquerque.

  • Interstate: I-40
  • State: New Mexico
  • Length in state: 372 mi

Temperature

Wind Speed

Rain Precip.

Coverage

Weather data from Sep 10, 2026 6:03 PM MDT

Up to 144 hours

Lowest temp.

83°F

Highest temp.

93°F

Highest wind

15 mph

Pressure

29.48-29.67 inHg

Current I-40 in New Mexico Conditions by State

I-40 in New Mexico, end to end

I-40 crosses 372 miles of New Mexico, between the Texas line and the Arizona line. That is 15% of I-40's 2,555 miles.

Inside New Mexico it meets I-25 at Albuquerque.

I-40 in New Mexico Closures & Road Blocks Today

No full closures are reported on I-40 in New Mexico as of Sep 10, 2026 6:03 PM MDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

I-40 in New Mexico driving weather by the numbers

Place Snow a year Snow days Freezing nights Freeze–thaw days First freeze Last freeze Days over 90°F
Albuquerque 9.6" 9.5 89.8 86.7 Nov 4 Apr 7 42.6

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in New Mexico. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Every figure above is a town or a city. The summits are a different climate: Raton Pass has its own page with the readings at the top and a six-day summit forecast.

Towns Along I-40 in New Mexico

From Gallup to Tucumcari, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Gallup end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.

  1. 21 mi Gallup 1.1 mi off the road
  2. 79 mi Milan
  3. 83 mi Grants 1.4 mi off the road
  4. 158 mi Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 3.8 mi off the road
  5. 158 mi Albuquerque
  6. 182 mi Edgewood 3.5 mi off the road
  7. 196 mi Moriarty
  8. 274 mi Santa Rosa
  9. 333 mi Tucumcari

Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.

Weather conditions overview along the road I-40 in New Mexico

Summaries fetched Sep 10, 2026 6:05 AM MDT

Albuquerque, NM weather

  • Current weather conditions in Albuquerque, NM indicate that the air quality is forecast to be unhealthy for sensitive groups with an AQI of 115 (µg/m³), which may pose risks for outdoor activities
  • The temperature is currently 62°F with a relative humidity of 77%
  • Winds are light, blowing from the southeast at 0.6 mph
  • The pressure is 30.06 inHg, and visibility is good at 9.9 miles
  • There are no active weather alerts at this time.

I-40 in New Mexico Road Weather FAQ

Is Interstate 40 in New Mexico closed right now?
No full closures are reported on I-40 in New Mexico. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
What are I-40 in New Mexico road conditions today?
The map on this page colors the route along I-40 in New Mexico by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 10, 2026 6:03 PM MDT. Right now temperatures run from 83°F to 93°F and the strongest wind is 15 mph.
Where are New Mexico road closures reported officially?
New Mexico's official traveler information service is nmroads.com, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
How often are I-40 in New Mexico road conditions updated?
The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.

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