Storm Station
Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
72°
Mostly clear· Feels like 72°·Light air 2 mph SSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 0 mph.
-UV
35Air quality
41%Humidity
19%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Kirtland AFB, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Albuquerque INTLABQ

At an airfield/4.2 mi away/5,315 ft/102 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 345

Sandia National Labs RAWSSFXN5

A remote fire weather station/8.6 mi away/6,314 ft/897 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank136of 345

I-40 WB at Sedillo MP 181NM010

Beside a road/15.2 mi away/7,043 ft/1,626 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank298of 345

Los Lunas PMCS2169

At a soil climate station/23.5 mi away/4,846 ft/571 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Albuquerque 5.2 SENM-BR-287

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/5,344 ft/73 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Albuquerque INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.2 mi from Kirtland AFB. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 10,000 ft, scattered at 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Albuquerque INTL, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABQFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALBUQUERQUE INTLSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 25,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 10,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlbuquerque INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ABQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ABQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Albuquerque INTL: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABQFIG. B THE AIR AT ALBUQUERQUE INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 64.0 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEAlbuquerque INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ABQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Albuquerque INTL, 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 ABQFIG. C THE WIND AT ALBUQUERQUE INTLPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEAlbuquerque INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ABQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Albuquerque INTL, 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 Kirtland AFB

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