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 2026-08-18 at 03:08:00 MST (2:57 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
26.5
°C
( 79.7
°F) Azimuth
49.5
°
  Dew Point Temp
12.4
°C
( 54.3
°F) Elevation
-26.1
°
  Relative Humidity
41.6
%     Hour Angle
-2.4
°
  Potential Gradient
-0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
0.0
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
1.7
m/s
( 3.7
mph)
Direct Normal
0.1
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
135.9
°
 
Global Normal
0.2
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
2.9
m/s
( 6.4
mph)
Global Horizontal
-3.0
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
-0.8
 
  Actual
631.5
mmHg
24.9
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
-8.7
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
771.0
mmHg
30.4
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
360.5
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
0.0
 
  Yesterday
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
6.6
 
  This Month
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Global Horiz. Today
-0.0
 
  Last Month
50.8
mm
2.0
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
6.6
 
  This Year
160.5
mm
6.3
in Global Tilt Today
-0.0
 
  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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