Storm Station
Buckhorn, New Mexico
65° 88°/63°
Overcast· Feels like 65°·Light air 3 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 3 mph.
0UV Low
44Air quality
32%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
1:45 AM
65feels65
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
8863
UV 7
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
8463
62%
14mph
drizzle dense
Tue
Sep 29
6758
93%
25mph
showers light
Wed
Sep 30
7156
59%
15mph
UV 6
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
7957
24mph
UV 7
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7556
22mph
UV 7
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
7654
UV 7
clear day
65°
88°63°
84°63°
67°58°
71°56°
79°57°
75°56°
76°54°

As of 1:45 AM in Buckhorn, New Mexico.

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Buckhorn, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Silver Creek Divide SnotelSCDN5

A snow pillow on a mountain/23.2 mi away/9,000 ft/4,244 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank281of 345

measured daily2 instruments

BuckhornBKHN5

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/4,873 ft/117 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Cliff 1.8 WSWNM-GR-76

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.5 mi away/4,720 ft/36 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Silver Creek Divide Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 23.2 mi from Buckhorn. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:59 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 9,000 ft above sea level, 29 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 21.39 inHg and the temperature at 26.9 F; it reports 43.5 F, 16.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Silver Creek Divide Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 9,000 feet above sea level with 29 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 21.39 inches of mercury, and temperature, 26.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SCDN5FIG. D WHERE SILVER CREEK DIVIDE SNOTEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESILVER CREEK DIVIDE SNOTEL29 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT9,000 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE21.39 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE26.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED43.5 FTITLESilver Creek Divide Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SCDN5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SCDN5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 55 degrees above the horizon at 33.37 N, and the day is 11 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 82 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Silver Creek Divide Snotel, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 55 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 50 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SCDN5FIG. E THE SUN AT SILVER CREEK DIVIDE SNOTELELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 80°EQUINOXES 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°SEP 27, 55°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 50 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 82 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.37 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLESilver Creek Divide Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SCDN5TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SCDN5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 9,000 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:59 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Silver Creek Divide Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 26, 2026, 11:59 pm local time; air temperature, 43.5 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SCDN5FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 26, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 26, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE43.5 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESilver Creek Divide Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SCDN5TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SCDN5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Silver Creek Divide Snotel, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Buckhorn (BKHN5), 0.8 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 17:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Mexico

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Buckhorn

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.