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Cordova, New Mexico

Community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Cordova

Index 29, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Santa Fe (NM), 30 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone29Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cordova

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Cordova, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

Truchas RAWSTRUN5

A remote fire weather station/6.0 mi away/8,481 ft/1,519 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank213of 956

AlcaldeS2172

At a soil climate station/12.5 mi away/5,693 ft/1,269 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank559of 956

Los AlamosLAM

At an airfield/24.7 mi away/7,149 ft/187 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank266of 956

Los Alamos 13 W03062

At a climate reference station/38.7 mi away/8,716 ft/1,754 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank570of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Chimayo 0.3 SSWNM-SF-219

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.2 mi away/6,155 ft/807 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Los Alamos, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.7 mi from Cordova, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 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 Los Alamos, 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 LAMFIG. A THE SKY OVER LOS ALAMOSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELos Alamos, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LAMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 24.0 F, 40 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Los Alamos: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.0, 40 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LAMFIG. B THE AIR AT LOS ALAMOSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 19.3 FTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 24.0 FSPREAD 23.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 40 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 POINTTITLELos Alamos, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LAMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Los Alamos, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LAMFIG. C THE WIND AT LOS ALAMOSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELos Alamos, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LAMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New Mexico

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

Near Cordova

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

Near Cordova

River and lake gauges