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Aragon, New Mexico

Community in Catron County, New Mexico

Precipitation

What has fallen at Aragon

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.01in

Visibility

How far you can see at Aragon, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Aragon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.9 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

measured daily2 instruments

Reserve 10.5 NENM-CT-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.9 mi away/6,637 ft/52 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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QuemadoQMDN5

At a cooperative observer's station/32.0 mi away/6,909 ft/220 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Slaughter Mesa RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 14.7 mi from Aragon, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:12 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Slaughter Mesa RAWS: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SLMN5FIG. B THE AIR AT SLAUGHTER MESA RAWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.4 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 29.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLESlaughter Mesa RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP SLMN5TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SLMN5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (79 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 7 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 10 mph.

Plan of the wind at Slaughter Mesa RAWS, north up: blowing from 79 degrees, the east, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 7; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SLMN5FIG. C THE WIND AT SLAUGHTER MESA RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 79°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESlaughter Mesa RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP SLMN5TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SLMN5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 8,507 ft above sea level, 27 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 21.80 inHg and the temperature at 28.7 F; it reports 41.0 F, 12.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Slaughter Mesa RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 8,507 feet above sea level with 27 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 21.80 inches of mercury, and temperature, 28.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SLMN5FIG. D WHERE SLAUGHTER MESA RAWS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESLAUGHTER MESA RAWS27 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT8,507 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 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE21.80 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE28.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED41.0 FTITLESlaughter Mesa RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SLMN5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SLMN5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Slaughter Mesa RAWS, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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