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New Mexico (NM) Road Conditions
Radar and live pavement conditions on I-10, I-25 and I-40 — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across New Mexico.
Updated Oct 8, 2026 8:35 PM MDT · Mostly dry
Lowest 57°F near Santa Fe, New Mexico · Highest wind 9 mph near Santa Fe, New Mexico
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New Mexico carries 998 miles of interstate: I-10, I-25 and I-40. The high crossings are Raton Pass at 7,834 ft, and they are where winter closes the road first. Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe sit on these routes.
- Interstate miles: 998 mi
- Interstates: I-10, I-25 and I-40
Weather data from Oct 8, 2026 8:35 PM MDT
57°F
80°F
9 mph
29.73-29.97 inHg
Conditions across New Mexico
New Mexico
Dry
- Albuquerque 73°F · 3 mph wind · Dry
- Las Cruces 75°F · 3 mph wind · Dry
- Santa Fe 69°F · 6 mph wind · Dry
No full closures are reported in New Mexico as of Oct 8, 2026 8:35 PM MDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
Interstates Through New Mexico, Road by Road
Each stretch has its own live conditions, closures and cameras for the New Mexico miles only — the weather 500 miles away on the same interstate says nothing about this drive.
| 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 |
| Las Cruces | 2.6" | 1.1 | 71.1 | 70.9 | Nov 9 | Mar 23 | 96 |
| Santa Fe | 23" | 8.4 | 165 | 157.4 | Oct 6 | May 13 | 16.8 |
| Roswell | 11.9" | 6.6 | 86.6 | 83.2 | Nov 3 | Apr 4 | 87.9 |
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from 4 weather stations in New Mexico. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.
Snowfall across New Mexico is not one number: Las Cruces averages 2.6" a year and Santa Fe averages 23".
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.
Driving in New Mexico Month by Month
What the road normally throws at you, month by month, from NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for New Mexico's own stations. Each month names its dominant hazard and the place that measured it — this is what the month is usually like, not a forecast and not a restriction.
- January Snow 3.2 in of snow at Roswell, 2 days that never thaw at Santa Fe
- February Freeze–thaw 26.2 nights that freeze and days that thaw at Santa Fe
- March Freeze–thaw 23.6 nights that freeze and days that thaw at Santa Fe
- April Frost 11.1 freezing nights at Santa Fe
- May Heat 10.1 days above 90°F at Roswell
- June Heat 24.7 days above 90°F at Las Cruces
- July Heat 26.1 days above 90°F at Las Cruces
- August Heat 21.8 days above 90°F at Las Cruces
- September Heat 11.8 days above 90°F at Las Cruces
- October Quiet 2.8 wet days at Albuquerque is the most the normals report
- November Freeze–thaw 23.7 nights that freeze and days that thaw at Santa Fe
- December Snow 3.7 in of snow at Roswell, 2.2 days that never thaw at Santa Fe
Summaries fetched Oct 8, 2026 6:06 AM MDT
Albuquerque, NM weather
- The current weather conditions in Albuquerque, NM indicate that the air quality is forecast to be unhealthy for sensitive groups, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 115 µg/m³ due to PM10
- This is expected to last for 1 to 2 hours from now
- The temperature is currently 53°F with a dew point of 42°F and a humidity level of 67%
- Winds are light, coming from the east at 2 mph
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 30.06 inHg
- Visibility is good at 9.9 miles under clear skies
- There are no active alerts at this time.
Las Cruces, NM weather
- The current weather in Las Cruces, NM, shows clear conditions with a temperature of 60°F and a dew point of 50°F, contributing to a humidity level of 71%
- The wind is calm, blowing from the southeast at 1 mph, with a visibility of 9.9 miles
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 29.9 inHg
- As of now, there are no active weather alerts and no precipitation is occurring.
Santa Fe, NM weather
- Current weather conditions in Santa Fe, NM indicate a temperature of 51.4°F with a relative humidity of 51%
- The dew point stands at 33.8°F, and the atmospheric pressure is 30.06 inHg
- Winds are coming from the southeast at 2 mph
- The sky is clear with good visibility of 9.9 miles
- There are no active weather alerts at this time.
New Mexico Road Weather FAQ
- Are any roads closed in New Mexico right now?
- No full closures are reported on the interstates in New Mexico. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
- What are New Mexico road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the interstates across New Mexico by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 8, 2026 8:35 PM MDT. Right now temperatures run from 57°F to 80°F and the strongest wind is 9 mph.
- Which interstates run through New Mexico?
- New Mexico has 3 through interstates on this site: I-10, I-25 and I-40 — about 998 miles of interstate across the state. Each has its own page for the New Mexico stretch.
- Are there mountain passes in New Mexico?
- Yes — one on this site, Raton Pass at 7,834 ft. It has its own summit page.
- Where are New Mexico road closures reported officially?
- New Mexico's official traveler information service is NMRoads, at nmroads.com, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
- How often are 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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