Storm Station
Sheep Springs, New Mexico
74°
Mostly clear· Feels like 74°·Light breeze 5 mph ESE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 0 mph.
-UV
37Air quality
29%Humidity
32%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Sheep Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.8 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Washington Pass RAWSWPSN5

A remote fire weather station/9.9 mi away/9,278 ft/3,420 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank14of 345

measured daily1 instrument

Station report

The weather at Washington Pass RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.9 mi from Sheep Springs. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:41 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 34.5 F, 55 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Washington Pass RAWS: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.5, 55 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WPSN5FIG. B THE AIR AT WASHINGTON PASS RAWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.2 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 34.5 FSPREAD 15.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 55 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 POINTTITLEWashington Pass RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP WPSN5TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WPSN5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Washington Pass RAWS, 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 WPSN5FIG. C THE WIND AT WASHINGTON PASS RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWashington Pass RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP WPSN5TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WPSN5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 9,278 ft above sea level, 29 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 21.16 inHg and the temperature at 25.9 F; it reports 50.0 F, 24.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Washington Pass RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 9,278 feet above sea level with 29 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 21.16 inches of mercury, and temperature, 25.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WPSN5FIG. D WHERE WASHINGTON PASS RAWS 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 ATMOSPHEREWASHINGTON PASS RAWS29 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT9,278 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 HERE21.16 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE25.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED50.0 FTITLEWashington Pass RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP WPSN5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WPSN5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Washington Pass RAWS, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Elsewhere in New Mexico

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

Near Sheep Springs

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