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 2026-09-28 at 14:56:00 MST (14:59 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
27.8
°C
( 82.0
°F) Azimuth
238.0
°
  Dew Point Temp
12.2
°C
( 54.0
°F) Elevation
33.9
°
  Relative Humidity
38.0
%     Hour Angle
0.8
°
  Potential Gradient
0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
1.5
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
3.0
m/s
( 6.7
mph)
Direct Normal
6.4
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
327.8
°
 
Global Normal
125.2
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
4.7
m/s
( 10.6
mph)
Global Horizontal
160.2
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
135.0
 
  Actual
624.3
mmHg
24.6
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
148.0
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
762.6
mmHg
30.0
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
403.5
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
0.8
 
  Yesterday
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
5.8
 
  This Month
124.5
mm
4.9
in
Global Horiz. Today
2.8
 
  Last Month
22.9
mm
0.9
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
5.6
 
  This Year
307.8
mm
12.1
in Global Tilt Today
3.1
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
6.7
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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