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Capitan, New Mexico

Village in Lincoln County, New Mexico

Precipitation

What has fallen at Capitan

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

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Capitan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

RuidosoRUPN5

At a cooperative observer's station/13.0 mi away/6,949 ft/343 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank799of 956

Station report

The weather at Ruidoso Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.3 mi from Capitan, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,700 ft, broken at 4,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Ruidoso Regional, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRRFIG. A THE SKY OVER RUIDOSO REGIONALSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERuidoso Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SRRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SRR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

43.0 F with a dew point of 33.4 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Ruidoso Regional: temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.4, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRRFIG. B THE AIR AT RUIDOSO REGIONALTHE 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 FSATURATES 2,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,700 FTTEMPERATURE 43.0 FDEW POINT 33.4 FSPREAD 9.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 POINTTITLERuidoso Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SRRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SRR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ruidoso Regional, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SRRFIG. C THE WIND AT RUIDOSO REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERuidoso Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SRRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SRR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Ruidoso (RUPN5), 13.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Mexico

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

Near Capitan

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

Near Capitan

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