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 2026-10-20 at 16:39:00 MST (16:48 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
19.1
°C
( 66.5
°F) Azimuth
250.8
°
  Dew Point Temp
12.9
°C
( 55.1
°F) Elevation
8.3
°
  Relative Humidity
66.9
%     Hour Angle
1.3
°
  Potential Gradient
0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
5.5
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
3.6
m/s
( 8.0
mph)
Direct Normal
303.8
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
225.5
°
 
Global Normal
429.2
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
12.6
m/s
( 28.2
mph)
Global Horizontal
88.0
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
148.7
 
  Actual
630.7
mmHg
24.8
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
30.1
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
770.1
mmHg
30.3
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
377.9
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.3
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
3.7
 
  Yesterday
0.3
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
3.6
 
  This Month
2.0
mm
0.1
in
Global Horiz. Today
3.7
 
  Last Month
172.0
mm
6.8
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
3.7
 
  This Year
357.4
mm
14.1
in Global Tilt Today
5.0
 
  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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