Storm Station
El Rancho, New Mexico
55° 80°/52°
Overcast· Feels like 55°·Light air 2 mph ENE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
0UV Low
38Air quality
75%Humidity
83%Cloud
Now
1:30 AM
55feels55
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
8052
UV 6
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6357
92%
UV 7
showers
Tue
Sep 29
6458
93%
drizzle
Wed
Sep 30
5952
83%
12mph
showers
Thu
Oct 1
6853
36%
UV 7
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7051
UV 7
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
7652
UV 7
clear day
55°
80°52°
63°57°
64°58°
59°52°
68°53°
70°51°
76°52°

As of 1:30 AM in El Rancho, New Mexico.

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest El Rancho, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

NM 502 at PojoaqueNM018

Beside a road/1.6 mi away/5,761 ft/143 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank338of 345

Los AlamosLAM

At an airfield/10.0 mi away/7,149 ft/1,531 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank262of 345

El Llano 2N - Black Mesa RawsBMRN5

A remote fire weather station/10.2 mi away/5,736 ft/118 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank130of 345

AlcaldeS2172

At a soil climate station/13.7 mi away/5,693 ft/75 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Los Alamos 13 W03062

At a climate reference station/24.2 mi away/8,716 ft/3,098 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Pojoaque 5.0 WNM-SF-113

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/5,606 ft/12 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Los AlamosLOAN5

At a cooperative observer's station/12.7 mi away/7,365 ft/1,747 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Los Alamos, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.0 mi from El Rancho. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Los Alamos, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LAMFIG. A THE SKY OVER LOS ALAMOSSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELos Alamos, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LAMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LAM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

60.6 F with a dew point of 38.3 F, 44 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Los Alamos: temperature 60.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.3, 44 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LAMFIG. B THE AIR AT LOS ALAMOSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 5,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.5 FTEMPERATURE 60.6 FDEW POINT 38.3 FSPREAD 22.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 44 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLELos Alamos, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LAMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LAM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Los Alamos, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LAMFIG. C THE WIND AT LOS ALAMOSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELos Alamos, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LAMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LAM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Los Alamos, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New Mexico

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

Near El Rancho

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