Storm Station
La Jara, New Mexico
56° 70°/52°
Overcast· Feels like 56°·Light air 4 mph ESE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
0UV Low
36Air quality
38%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
1:45 AM
56feels56
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
7052
UV 7
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6050
90%
15mph
showers light
Tue
Sep 29
6252
91%
showers light
Wed
Sep 30
5947
79%
showers violent
Thu
Oct 1
6649
32%
UV 7
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6648
UV 7
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
7049
UV 7
clear day
56°
70°52°
60°50°
62°52°
59°47°
66°49°
66°48°
70°49°

As of 1:45 AM in La Jara, New Mexico.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest La Jara, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Vacas Locas SnotelVACN5

A snow pillow on a mountain/9.6 mi away/9,306 ft/2,091 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank281of 345

Los Alamos 13 W03062

At a climate reference station/30.0 mi away/8,716 ft/1,501 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Cuba 2.1 NNWNM-SN-174

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/7,050 ft/165 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Cuba - Ranger StationCBAN5

At a fire lookout or ranger station/4.4 mi away/6,914 ft/301 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Vacas Locas Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.6 mi from La Jara. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:59 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 9,306 ft above sea level, 29 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 21.14 inHg and the temperature at 25.8 F; it reports 41.7 F, 15.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Vacas Locas Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 9,306 feet above sea level with 29 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 21.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 25.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VACN5FIG. D WHERE VACAS LOCAS 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 ATMOSPHEREVACAS LOCAS SNOTEL29 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT9,306 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 HERE21.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE25.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED41.7 FTITLEVacas Locas Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP VACN5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VACN5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 52 degrees above the horizon at 36.03 N, and the day is 11 h 49 min long. Level ground there takes 79 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Vacas Locas Snotel, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 49 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VACN5FIG. E THE SUN AT VACAS LOCAS 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 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°SEP 27, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 49 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.03 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEVacas Locas Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP VACN5TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VACN5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 9,306 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, Vacas Locas 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, 41.7 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VACN5FIG. 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 TEMPERATURE41.7 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEVacas Locas Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP VACN5TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VACN5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Vacas Locas Snotel, in 3 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 La Jara

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