Storm Station
Rancho Grande, New Mexico
56° 81°/55°
Overcast· Feels like 56°·Light breeze 5 mph ENE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
0UV Low
45Air quality
33%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
1:45 AM
56feels56
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
8155
14mph
UV 7
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7657
72%
18mph
UV 7
drizzle
Tue
Sep 29
6450
91%
12mph
UV 6
showers violent
Wed
Sep 30
6446
57%
drizzle light
Thu
Oct 1
7648
18mph
UV 7
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7149
15mph
UV 7
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
7849
UV 7
clear day
56°
81°55°
76°57°
64°50°
64°46°
76°48°
71°49°
78°49°

As of 1:45 AM in Rancho Grande, New Mexico.

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Rancho Grande, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.1 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Nm Reserve 1 WRRSN5

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.1 mi away/5,850 ft/497 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank321of 345

measured daily2 instruments

Reserve 10.5 NENM-CT-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.6 mi away/6,637 ft/290 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

GlenwoodGLWN5

At a cooperative observer's station/24.1 mi away/5,138 ft/1,209 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Nm Reserve 1 W, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 5.1 mi from Rancho Grande. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:15 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 5,850 ft above sea level, 19 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.11 inHg and the temperature at 38.1 F; it reports 50.9 F, 12.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Nm Reserve 1 W stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,850 feet above sea level with 19 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.11 inches of mercury, and temperature, 38.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RRSN5FIG. D WHERE NM RESERVE 1 W 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 ATMOSPHERENM RESERVE 1 W19 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,850 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 HERE24.11 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE38.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED50.9 FTITLENm Reserve 1 W, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP RRSN5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RRSN5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 54 degrees above the horizon at 33.71 N, and the day is 11 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 81 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Nm Reserve 1 W, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 54 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 56 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 RRSN5FIG. E THE SUN AT NM RESERVE 1 WELEVATION 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 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°SEP 27, 54°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 50 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 81 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.71 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLENm Reserve 1 W, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP RRSN5TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RRSN5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 5,850 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:15 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Nm Reserve 1 W, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 1:15 am local time; air temperature, 50.9 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RRSN5FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 1:15 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 1:15 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE50.9 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLENm Reserve 1 W, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP RRSN5TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RRSN5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Nm Reserve 1 W, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New Mexico

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Near Rancho Grande

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