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Black Rock, New Mexico

Community in McKinley County, New Mexico

Precipitation

What has fallen at Black Rock

None in the last 24 hours; 0.03 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.03in

Visibility

How far you can see at Black Rock, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Black Rock, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ZuniXNI

At an airfield/8.1 mi away/6,365 ft/86 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank744of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Zuni 3.6 ENENM-MK-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/6,461 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank483of 956

ZuniZUNN5

At a cooperative observer's station/2.8 mi away/6,293 ft/158 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Zuni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.1 mi from Black Rock, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Zuni, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT XNIFIG. A THE SKY OVER ZUNISECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEZuni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS XNITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-XNI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 24.8 F, 28 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Zuni: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.8, 28 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT XNIFIG. B THE AIR AT ZUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 7,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.3 FTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 24.8 FSPREAD 32.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 28 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 POINTTITLEZuni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS XNITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-XNI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Zuni, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT XNIFIG. C THE WIND AT ZUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEZuni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS XNITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-XNI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Zuni, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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