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 2026-08-20 at 16:34:00 MST (16:24 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
36.7
°C
( 98.0
°F) Azimuth
266.5
°
  Dew Point Temp
10.7
°C
( 51.3
°F) Elevation
26.4
°
  Relative Humidity
21.0
%     Hour Angle
1.2
°
  Potential Gradient
-0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
1.8
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
1.9
m/s
( 4.2
mph)
Direct Normal
-0.0
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
319.5
°
 
Global Normal
115.3
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
3.4
m/s
( 7.5
mph)
Global Horizontal
132.5
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
126.3
 
  Actual
628.1
mmHg
24.7
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
118.5
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
767.0
mmHg
30.2
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
412.2
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
7.7
 
  Yesterday
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
6.7
 
  This Month
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Global Horiz. Today
6.7
 
  Last Month
50.8
mm
2.0
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
6.7
 
  This Year
160.5
mm
6.3
in Global Tilt Today
6.9
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
6.9
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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