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 2026-09-20 at 18:05:00 MST (18:05 Solar) ---
 
  Weather: Sun Reference:
  Air Temp
28.4
°C
( 83.1
°F) Azimuth
271.4
°
  Dew Point Temp
9.0
°C
( 48.3
°F) Elevation
-0.3
°
  Relative Humidity
29.7
%     Hour Angle
1.6
°
  Potential Gradient
0.0
kV/m     Optical Air Mass
35.7
 
 
  Wind: Solar Irradiance (W/m2 ):
  Speed(5 min avg)
2.9
m/s
( 6.5
mph)
Direct Normal
2.4
 
  Direction(5 min avg)
223.5
°
 
Global Normal
10.3
 
  Peak Speed(20 min)
4.1
m/s
( 9.1
mph)
Global Horizontal
2.4
 
  Atmospheric Pressure:
Global @ Latitude Tilt
3.9
 
  Actual
627.9
mmHg
24.7
inHg
Horiz. Diffuse
-9.2
 
  Sea Level Adjusted
766.8
mmHg
30.2
inHg
Global Horiz. IR
348.3
 
 
  Precipitation: Accumulated Insolation (kWh/m2 ):
  Today
0.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Today
8.9
 
  Yesterday
1.0
mm
0.0
in
Direct Normal Yesterday
5.9
 
  This Month
74.7
mm
2.9
in
Global Horiz. Today
6.3
 
  Last Month
22.9
mm
0.9
in
Global Horiz. Yesterday
4.6
 
  This Year
258.1
mm
10.2
in Global Tilt Today
7.6
 
  Last Year
385.6
mm
15.2
in Global Tilt Yesterday
5.5
 
 
Dewpoint Calculation Methodology
(Dewpoint calculation constants current as of 2025-07-03)
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