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 2026-10-18 at 14:24:00 MST (14:32 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
21.3
°C
( 70.4
°F) Azimuth
226.2
°
  Dew Point Temp
1.2
°C
( 34.1
°F) Elevation
32.4
°
  Relative Humidity
26.2
%     Hour Angle
0.7
°
  Potential Gradient
0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
1.5
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
2.7
m/s
( 6.0
mph)
Direct Normal
944.5
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
221.3
°
 
Global Normal
1083.6
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
5.2
m/s
( 11.5
mph)
Global Horizontal
555.8
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
805.3
 
  Actual
629.6
mmHg
24.8
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
35.7
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
768.7
mmHg
30.3
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
326.7
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
4.8
 
  Yesterday
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
10.0
 
  This Month
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Global Horiz. Today
3.6
 
  Last Month
172.0
mm
6.8
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
5.5
 
  This Year
355.3
mm
14.0
in Global Tilt Today
5.0
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
8.0
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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