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 2026-09-09 at 11:41:00 MST (11:37 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
-29.5
°C
( -21.1
°F) Azimuth
168.9
°
  Dew Point Temp
-40.7
°C
( -41.2
°F) Elevation
59.6
°
  Relative Humidity
32.5
%     Hour Angle
-0.1
°
  Potential Gradient
0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
1.0
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
2.1
m/s
( 4.8
mph)
Direct Normal
884.8
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
228.1
°
 
Global Normal
1246.4
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
4.2
m/s
( 9.4
mph)
Global Horizontal
1028.0
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
1247.4
 
  Actual
631.0
mmHg
24.8
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
249.5
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
770.4
mmHg
30.3
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
420.9
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.3
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
3.0
 
  Yesterday
0.5
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
9.3
 
  This Month
0.8
mm
0.0
in
Global Horiz. Today
2.8
 
  Last Month
22.9
mm
0.9
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
6.8
 
  This Year
184.2
mm
7.3
in Global Tilt Today
3.2
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
7.8
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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