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 2026-04-15 at 18:18:00 MST (18:11 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
21.6
°C
( 70.9
°F) Azimuth
280.0
°
  Dew Point Temp
-7.0
°C
( 19.5
°F) Elevation
3.5
°
  Relative Humidity
14.0
%     Hour Angle
1.6
°
  Potential Gradient
-0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
11.1
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
2.9
m/s
( 6.4
mph)
Direct Normal
352.0
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
293.3
°
 
Global Normal
396.4
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
5.1
m/s
( 11.4
mph)
Global Horizontal
39.1
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
20.9
 
  Actual
625.0
mmHg
24.6
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
-0.1
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
763.4
mmHg
30.1
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
293.2
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
10.5
 
  Yesterday
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
8.0
 
  This Month
5.8
mm
0.2
in
Global Horiz. Today
7.6
 
  Last Month
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
7.0
 
  This Year
56.4
mm
2.2
in Global Tilt Today
8.0
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
7.5
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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