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El Cerro Mission, New Mexico

Community in Valencia County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at El Cerro Mission

Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Albuquerque (NM), 22 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good17.2 mi
  • Ozone38Good43 ppb6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good17.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2.7 ppb17.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm17.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at El Cerro Mission

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 6 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at El Cerro Mission, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest El Cerro Mission, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

Los Lunas PMCS2169

At a soil climate station/6.5 mi away/4,846 ft/213 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank569of 950

BelenBRG

At an airfield/13.7 mi away/5,171 ft/112 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank563of 950

Socorro 20 N03048

At a climate reference station/31.9 mi away/4,847 ft/212 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank566of 950

measured daily2 instruments

Los Lunas 4.1 SENM-VL-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/4,842 ft/217 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Belen, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.7 mi from El Cerro Mission, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:15 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BRG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.4 F with a dew point of 19.4 F, 21 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Belen: temperature 59.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 19.4, 21 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,000 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,0000 F20 F40 F60 FSATURATES 9,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 11.5 FTEMPERATURE 59.4 FDEW POINT 19.4 FSPREAD 40.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 21 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BRG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Belen, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBelen, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BRGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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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