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Apache Creek, New Mexico

Community in Catron County, New Mexico

Precipitation

What has fallen at Apache Creek

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Apache Creek, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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On the radar over Apache Creek, New MexicoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Apache Creek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

measured daily2 instruments

Reserve 10.5 NENM-CT-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/6,637 ft/169 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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QuemadoQMDN5

At a cooperative observer's station/34.6 mi away/6,909 ft/441 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Reserve Ranger Station, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 13.1 mi from Apache Creek, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:08 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 32.1 F, 52 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Reserve Ranger Station: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.1, 52 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RESN5FIG. B THE AIR AT RESERVE RANGER STATIONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.6 FTEMPERATURE 49.0 FDEW POINT 32.1 FSPREAD 16.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 52 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEReserve Ranger Station, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP RESN5TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RESN5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (178 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 6 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 15 mph.

Plan of the wind at Reserve Ranger Station, north up: blowing from 178 degrees, the south, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 6; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RESN5FIG. C THE WIND AT RESERVE RANGER STATIONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 178°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEReserve Ranger Station, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP RESN5TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RESN5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 5,865 ft above sea level, 19 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.10 inHg and the temperature at 38.1 F; it reports 49.0 F, 10.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Reserve Ranger Station stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,865 feet above sea level with 19 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.10 inches of mercury, and temperature, 38.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RESN5FIG. D WHERE RESERVE RANGER STATION STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERERESERVE RANGER STATION19 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,865 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE24.10 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE38.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.0 FTITLEReserve Ranger Station, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP RESN5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RESN5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Reserve Ranger Station, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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