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 2026-09-23 at 18:45:00 MST (18:46 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
18.8
°C
( 65.8
°F) Azimuth
276.4
°
  Dew Point Temp
17.6
°C
( 63.6
°F) Elevation
-9.7
°
  Relative Humidity
92.8
%     Hour Angle
1.8
°
  Potential Gradient
0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
0.0
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
2.3
m/s
( 5.1
mph)
Direct Normal
-0.0
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
327.9
°
 
Global Normal
-0.0
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
4.5
m/s
( 10.0
mph)
Global Horizontal
-1.7
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
-0.2
 
  Actual
628.8
mmHg
24.8
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
-4.0
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
767.8
mmHg
30.2
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
382.9
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
25.7
mm
1.0
in
Direct Normal Today
0.0
 
  Yesterday
20.3
mm
0.8
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
0.3
 
  This Month
120.7
mm
4.8
in
Global Horiz. Today
1.1
 
  Last Month
22.9
mm
0.9
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
2.4
 
  This Year
304.0
mm
12.0
in Global Tilt Today
1.0
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
2.4
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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