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Cochiti Lake, New Mexico

Community in Sandoval County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Cochiti Lake

Index 26, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Santa Fe (NM), 15 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good14.8 mi
  • Ozone26Good24 ppb14.8 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Cochiti Lake

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

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Visibility

How far you can see at Cochiti Lake, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Cochiti Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.0 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

Los Alamos 13 W03062

At a climate reference station/17.3 mi away/8,716 ft/3,128 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank570of 956

AlcaldeS2172

At a soil climate station/34.4 mi away/5,693 ft/105 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank559of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Santo Domingo Pueblo 0.6 ENENM-SN-171

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.0 mi away/5,212 ft/376 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Los AlamosLOAN5

At a cooperative observer's station/15.1 mi away/7,365 ft/1,777 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Santa Fe Co. Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.1 mi from Cochiti Lake, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 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 Santa Fe Co. Muni, 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 SAFFIG. A THE SKY OVER SANTA FE CO. MUNISECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESanta Fe Co. Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SAFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SAF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Santa Fe Co. Muni: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SAFFIG. B THE AIR AT SANTA FE CO. MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.0 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLESanta Fe Co. Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SAFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SAF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Santa Fe Co. Muni, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SAFFIG. C THE WIND AT SANTA FE CO. MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESanta Fe Co. Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SAFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SAF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Santa Fe Co. Muni, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Los Alamos (LOAN5), 15.1 miles from here, read 7 Oct, 06:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Mexico

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

Near Cochiti Lake

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

Near Cochiti Lake

River and lake gauges