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 2026-09-15 at 14:02:00 MST (14:00 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
26.4
°C
( 79.6
°F) Azimuth
227.8
°
  Dew Point Temp
17.7
°C
( 63.8
°F) Elevation
47.3
°
  Relative Humidity
58.7
%     Hour Angle
0.5
°
  Potential Gradient
0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
1.1
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
2.4
m/s
( 5.5
mph)
Direct Normal
0.9
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
185.9
°
 
Global Normal
394.8
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
4.3
m/s
( 9.7
mph)
Global Horizontal
373.3
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
378.0
 
  Actual
629.4
mmHg
24.8
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
364.0
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
768.5
mmHg
30.3
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
399.5
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
0.6
 
  Yesterday
14.2
mm
0.6
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
6.852908369803706e+32
 
  This Month
15.0
mm
0.6
in
Global Horiz. Today
2.5
 
  Last Month
22.9
mm
0.9
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
4.4
 
  This Year
198.4
mm
7.8
in Global Tilt Today
2.5
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
4.9
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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