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Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Village in De Baca County, New Mexico

Precipitation

What has fallen at Fort Sumner

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 Fort Sumner, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Fort Sumner, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Melrose RangeMRRN5

At a river or reservoir gauge/27.8 mi away/4,390 ft/349 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank424of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Fort SumnerFSRN5

At a cooperative observer's station/5.3 mi away/4,055 ft/14 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank635of 956

Station report

The weather at Melrose Gunary Ran, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 27.8 mi from Fort Sumner, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Melrose Gunary Ran, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4MRFIG. A THE SKY OVER MELROSE GUNARY RANSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMelrose Gunary Ran, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 4MRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-4MR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 54 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Melrose Gunary Ran: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 54 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4MRFIG. B THE AIR AT MELROSE GUNARY RANTHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,000 FTTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 16.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 54 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 POINTTITLEMelrose Gunary Ran, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4MRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-4MR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 29 mph, gusting 39 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Melrose Gunary Ran, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 29 miles an hour, gusting 39; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4MRFIG. C THE WIND AT MELROSE GUNARY RANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 39 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMelrose Gunary Ran, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4MRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-4MR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Elsewhere in New Mexico

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Near Fort Sumner

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