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Holloman AFB, New Mexico

Community in Otero County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Holloman AFB

Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Las Cruces (NM), 54 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good-
  • Ozone27Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Holloman AFB

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Holloman AFB, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Holloman AFB, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Holloman AFBHMN

At an airfield/2.1 mi away/4,094 ft/24 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank281of 956

Cosmic RAWSCSMN5

A remote fire weather station/15.6 mi away/9,137 ft/5,067 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank897of 956

measured daily2 instruments

National MonumentWSDN5

At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/4,002 ft/68 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Holloman AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.1 mi from Holloman AFB, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Clear; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Holloman AFB, height above the station to scale: a clear sky, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HMNFIG. A THE SKY OVER HOLLOMAN AFBSECTION, 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 STATIONCLEARVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHolloman AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HMNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HMN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 39 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Holloman AFB: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 39 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HMNFIG. B THE AIR AT HOLLOMAN AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 5,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.8 FTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 25.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 39 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 POINTTITLEHolloman AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HMNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HMN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 22 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Holloman AFB, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 22 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HMNFIG. C THE WIND AT HOLLOMAN AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHolloman AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HMNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HMN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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