Capitan Pass, New Mexico

Mountain pass in Lincoln County, New Mexico, at 7,433 ft

49° 55°/44°

Clear· Feels like 42°·Moderate breeze 18 mph SW

Coming up. Tomorrow is 8 degrees cooler: a high of 47° after 55° today.

Now. Capitan Pass is 49° and clear at 7:15 AM. With the wind it feels like 42°. The dew point is 39°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the southwest at 18 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 54° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 44° by 5 AM, with some cloud. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Saturday, near 65°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 47°. Rain is possible Friday (41%) and Monday (30%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 26 mph.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:47 PM. The Moon is a waning gibbous, 80% lit, and rises at 9:08 PM. The next new Moon is Saturday, Oct 10. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The day is 11 hours 52 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.

0UV Low

-Air quality

70%Humidity

0%Cloud

Now

7:15 AM

49feels42

60%

18mph

Today

Sep 30

5544

60%

20mph

UV 7

Thu

Oct 1

4743

25%

26mph

Fri

Oct 2

5145

41%

Sat

Oct 3

6545

10%

UV 7

Sun

Oct 4

6247

13mph

UV 6

Mon

Oct 5

6350

30%

Tue

Oct 6

6350

14%

49°

55°44°

47°43°

51°45°

65°45°

62°47°

63°50°

As of 7:15 AM in Capitan Pass, New Mexico.

Mountain pass

Height: 7,433 ft
County: Lincoln County
State: New Mexico
Latitude: 33.6240° N
Longitude: 105.4691° W

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Capitan Pass, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Ruidoso RegionalSRR

At an airfield/11.8 mi away/6,811 ft/622 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Mayhill Ranger STN Lincoln NfCOPN5

At a river or reservoir gauge/20.2 mi away/6,119 ft/1,314 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Capitan 5.5 NENM-LN-49

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/6,740 ft/693 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

RuidosoRUPN5