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 2026-03-10 at 17:37:00 MST (17:20 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
22.6
°C
( 72.6
°F) Azimuth
261.2
°
  Dew Point Temp
-1.6
°C
( 29.0
°F) Elevation
5.9
°
  Relative Humidity
19.8
%     Hour Angle
1.4
°
  Potential Gradient
-0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
7.3
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
6.0
m/s
( 13.5
mph)
Direct Normal
443.4
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
304.1
°
 
Global Normal
551.4
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
9.7
m/s
( 21.7
mph)
Global Horizontal
112.0
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
144.2
 
  Actual
622.5
mmHg
24.5
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
62.1
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
760.5
mmHg
29.9
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
322.2
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
5.0
 
  Yesterday
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
9.8
 
  This Month
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Global Horiz. Today
4.8
 
  Last Month
9.9
mm
0.4
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
6.1
 
  This Year
50.5
mm
2.0
in Global Tilt Today
6.0
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
8.1
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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