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 2026-08-08 at 17:55:00 MST (17:43 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
38.5
°C
( 101.2
°F) Azimuth
280.9
°
  Dew Point Temp
2.4
°C
( 36.3
°F) Elevation
12.5
°
  Relative Humidity
10.7
%     Hour Angle
1.5
°
  Potential Gradient
-0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
3.8
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
2.7
m/s
( 6.1
mph)
Direct Normal
482.2
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
264.5
°
 
Global Normal
607.0
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
4.5
m/s
( 10.1
mph)
Global Horizontal
173.7
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
106.4
 
  Actual
627.6
mmHg
24.7
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
55.0
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
766.4
mmHg
30.2
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
394.8
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
9.6
 
  Yesterday
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
7.2
 
  This Month
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Global Horiz. Today
8.1
 
  Last Month
50.8
mm
2.0
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
7.3
 
  This Year
160.5
mm
6.3
in Global Tilt Today
7.9
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
7.1
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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