CURRENT WEATHER
from the
Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Laboratory
at Sandia National Laboratories
in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Latitude: 35.0546 N Longitude: -106.54 W Altitude: 1656 m (5433 ft)
PSEL Location Map
--- For 2026-01-16 at 19:02:00 MST (18:45 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
11.4
°C
( 52.5
°F) Azimuth
258.7
°
  Dew Point Temp
-10.3
°C
( 13.4
°F) Elevation
-20.8
°
  Relative Humidity
20.6
%     Hour Angle
1.8
°
  Potential Gradient
-0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
0.0
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
3.0
m/s
( 6.8
mph)
Direct Normal
-0.2
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
316.6
°
 
Global Normal
-0.6
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
5.3
m/s
( 11.9
mph)
Global Horizontal
-2.8
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
-1.2
 
  Actual
627.2
mmHg
24.7
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
-9.1
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
766.0
mmHg
30.2
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
239.5
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
8.7
 
  Yesterday
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
8.6
 
  This Month
24.9
mm
1.0
in
Global Horiz. Today
3.9
 
  Last Month
8.6
mm
0.3
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
3.8
 
  This Year
24.9
mm
1.0
in Global Tilt Today
7.1
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
7.0
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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