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 2026-10-12 at 16:46:00 MST (16:53 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
27.5
°C
( 81.5
°F) Azimuth
254.0
°
  Dew Point Temp
9.2
°C
( 48.6
°F) Elevation
9.0
°
  Relative Humidity
31.8
%     Hour Angle
1.3
°
  Potential Gradient
0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
5.1
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
5.9
m/s
( 13.1
mph)
Direct Normal
549.5
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
174.8
°
 
Global Normal
653.8
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
11.7
m/s
( 26.1
mph)
Global Horizontal
136.2
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
214.8
 
  Actual
624.5
mmHg
24.6
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
38.9
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
762.7
mmHg
30.0
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
358.9
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
7.2
 
  Yesterday
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
5.7
 
  This Month
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Global Horiz. Today
5.0
 
  Last Month
172.0
mm
6.8
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
4.5
 
  This Year
355.3
mm
14.0
in Global Tilt Today
6.9
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
6.1
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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