Storm Station
Placitas, New Mexico
65° 89°/61°
Overcast· Feels like 65°·Light breeze 5 mph W
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind around 3 mph.
0UV Low
36Air quality
48%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
1:15 AM
65feels65
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
8961
UV 7
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
8664
83%
17mph
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7261
86%
15mph
rain light
Wed
Sep 30
7258
58%
16mph
UV 6
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
7761
18mph
UV 7
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7357
UV 7
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
7557
UV 7
clear day
65°
89°61°
86°64°
72°61°
72°58°
77°61°
73°57°
75°57°

As of 1:15 AM in Placitas, New Mexico.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Placitas, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 17.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Caballo Lake ParkCLKN5

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.8 mi away/4,230 ft/169 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank178of 345

Las Cruces 20 N03074

At a climate reference station/25.3 mi away/4,327 ft/266 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Jornada Exp RangeS2168

At a soil climate station/28.3 mi away/4,360 ft/299 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Las Cruces INTLLRU

At an airfield/29.8 mi away/4,455 ft/394 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank324of 345

measured daily2 instruments

Las Cruces 16.2 NWNM-DA-212

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.1 mi away/3,973 ft/88 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Caballo DamCABN5

At a dam/17.8 mi away/4,199 ft/138 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Las Cruces INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.8 mi from Placitas. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:55 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 Las Cruces INTL, 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 LRUFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAS CRUCES 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 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 MORE0510TITLELas Cruces INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LRUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LRU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 57.6 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Las Cruces INTL: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.6, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LRUFIG. B THE AIR AT LAS CRUCES 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.9 FTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 57.6 FSPREAD 7.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLELas Cruces INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LRUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LRU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Las Cruces INTL, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LRUFIG. C THE WIND AT LAS CRUCES INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELas Cruces INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LRUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LRU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Las Cruces 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 Placitas

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