Storm Station
Capitan, New Mexico
58° 78°/55°
Overcast· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 7 mph WNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph.
0UV Low
33Air quality
52%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
1:30 AM
58feels58
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
7855
UV 7
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7755
86%
14mph
UV 6
rain
Tue
Sep 29
6052
96%
14mph
showers
Wed
Sep 30
5948
69%
18mph
UV 7
drizzle light
Thu
Oct 1
5946
29%
28mph
UV 6
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
5442
partly cloudy day
Sat
Oct 3
6745
UV 7
clear day
58°
78°55°
77°55°
60°52°
59°48°
59°46°
54°42°
67°45°

As of 1:30 AM in Capitan, New Mexico.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Capitan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Ruidoso RegionalSRR

At an airfield/6.3 mi away/6,811 ft/205 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank335of 345

Sierra Blanca SnotelSIEN5

A snow pillow on a mountain/14.3 mi away/10,280 ft/3,674 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank241of 345

measured daily2 instruments

Capitan 1.3 WSWNM-LN-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/6,495 ft/111 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

RuidosoRUPN5

At a cooperative observer's station/13.0 mi away/6,949 ft/343 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Ruidoso Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.3 mi from Capitan. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 6,811 ft above sea level, 22 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.25 inHg and the temperature at 34.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Ruidoso Regional stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,811 feet above sea level with 22 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.25 inches of mercury, and temperature, 34.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRRFIG. D WHERE RUIDOSO REGIONAL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERERUIDOSO REGIONAL22 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,811 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 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE23.25 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE34.7 FTITLERuidoso Regional, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS SRRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SRR-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 33.46 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 Ruidoso Regional, 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 SRRFIG. E THE SUN AT RUIDOSO REGIONALELEVATION 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 33.46 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLERuidoso Regional, the sunSTATION REPORT · ASOS SRRTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SRR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

An airport station, 6,811 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:55 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of an airport station, Ruidoso Regional, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRRFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF AN AIRPORT STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 12:55 AM LOCAL TIMEBAROMETERS, IN THE SHELTER-HEATED RAIN GAUGE-VISIBILITY SENSOR, 7 FT-BEAMCEILOMETER, LOOKING UP-TEMPERATURE IN ITS SHIELD, 5 FT-WIND, 33 FT-33 FT5 FTHEIGHTS TO SCALE; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOTTITLERuidoso Regional, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · ASOS SRRTYPEELEVATIONSCALEPARTLY TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SRR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-002, FB-INS-001, FB-INS-009

The full report of Ruidoso Regional, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Ruidoso (RUPN5), 13.0 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Mexico

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

Near Capitan

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