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Canjilon, New Mexico

Community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Canjilon

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Coyote (NM), 25 miles off.

24Good
  • Ozone24Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 46, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Canjilon

None in the last 24 hours; 0.08 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.08in

Visibility

How far you can see at Canjilon, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Canjilon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Bateman SnotelBAMN5

A snow pillow on a mountain/6.9 mi away/9,300 ft/1,488 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank517of 956

AlcaldeS2172

At a soil climate station/34.7 mi away/5,693 ft/2,119 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank559of 956

measured daily2 instruments

El Rito 2.3 WNWNM-RA-74

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.9 mi away/7,189 ft/623 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bateman Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.9 mi from Canjilon, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:00 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

39.4 F with a dew point of 22.3 F, 50 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bateman Snotel: temperature 39.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 22.3, 50 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BAMN5FIG. B THE AIR AT BATEMAN SNOTELTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.7 FTEMPERATURE 39.4 FDEW POINT 22.3 FSPREAD 17.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 50 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 POINTTITLEBateman Snotel, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP BAMN5TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BAMN5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 9,300 ft above sea level, 29 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 21.14 inHg and the temperature at 25.8 F; it reports 39.4 F, 13.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Bateman Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 9,300 feet above sea level with 29 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 21.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 25.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BAMN5FIG. D WHERE BATEMAN SNOTEL 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 ATMOSPHEREBATEMAN SNOTEL29 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT9,300 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 HERE21.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE25.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED39.4 FTITLEBateman Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP BAMN5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BAMN5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 36.51 N, and the day is 11 h 06 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Bateman Snotel, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 06 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BAMN5FIG. E THE SUN AT BATEMAN SNOTELELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 77°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 06 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.51 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBateman Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP BAMN5TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BAMN5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Bateman Snotel, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Canjilon - Ranger Station (CJLN5), 0.5 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Mexico

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Canjilon

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Canjilon

River and lake gauges