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El Cerro, New Mexico

Community in Valencia County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at El Cerro

Index 78, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Albuquerque (NM), 21 miles off.

78Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)33Good16.7 mi
  • Ozone36Good40 ppb3.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)78Moderate16.7 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm16.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at El Cerro

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

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at El Cerro, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest El Cerro, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

Los Lunas PMCS2169

At a soil climate station/3.9 mi away/4,846 ft/6 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank558of 956

BelenBRG

At an airfield/12.2 mi away/5,171 ft/331 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank550of 956

I-40 at SR6NM001

Beside a road/30.4 mi away/5,560 ft/720 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank630of 956

Socorro 20 N03048

At a climate reference station/31.5 mi away/4,847 ft/7 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank570of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Belen, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.2 mi from El Cerro, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 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 Belen, 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 BRGFIG. A THE SKY OVER BELENSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBelen, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BRGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BRG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.6 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 35 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Belen: temperature 57.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 35 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BRGFIG. B THE AIR AT BELENTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 24.5 FTEMPERATURE 57.6 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 27.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 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 POINTTITLEBelen, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BRGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BRG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Belen, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 12 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 BRGFIG. C THE WIND AT BELENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBelen, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BRGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BRG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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