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 2026-10-17 at 15:24:00 MST (15:32 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
20.0
°C
( 67.9
°F) Azimuth
239.0
°
  Dew Point Temp
-4.1
°C
( 24.6
°F) Elevation
22.9
°
  Relative Humidity
19.3
%     Hour Angle
0.9
°
  Potential Gradient
0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
2.1
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
2.5
m/s
( 5.7
mph)
Direct Normal
925.2
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
220.0
°
 
Global Normal
1045.9
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
4.3
m/s
( 9.6
mph)
Global Horizontal
401.4
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
601.8
 
  Actual
633.4
mmHg
24.9
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
27.1
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
773.2
mmHg
30.4
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
296.5
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
8.6
 
  Yesterday
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
9.7
 
  This Month
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Global Horiz. Today
5.1
 
  Last Month
172.0
mm
6.8
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
5.4
 
  This Year
355.3
mm
14.0
in Global Tilt Today
7.4
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
7.9
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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