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 2026-02-16 at 12:54:00 MST (12:33 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
19.8
°C
( 67.7
°F) Azimuth
191.2
°
  Dew Point Temp
2.3
°C
( 36.1
°F) Elevation
42.2
°
  Relative Humidity
31.1
%     Hour Angle
0.1
°
  Potential Gradient
0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
1.2
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
3.5
m/s
( 7.8
mph)
Direct Normal
389.1
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
172.0
°
 
Global Normal
878.1
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
5.5
m/s
( 12.3
mph)
Global Horizontal
671.6
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
864.1
 
  Actual
625.2
mmHg
24.6
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
394.4
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
763.6
mmHg
30.1
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
298.8
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
2.1
 
  Yesterday
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
7.9
 
  This Month
9.9
mm
0.4
in
Global Horiz. Today
2.4
 
  Last Month
40.6
mm
1.6
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
4.9
 
  This Year
50.5
mm
2.0
in Global Tilt Today
3.3
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
7.4
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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