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Homestead, New Mexico

Community in Catron County, New Mexico

Precipitation

What has fallen at Homestead

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. 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 Homestead, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Homestead, 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 now1 instrument

Datil RAWSDTLN5

A remote fire weather station/11.8 mi away/8,432 ft/726 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank213of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Datil 2.0 WNM-CT-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/7,562 ft/144 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank53of 956

AugustineAUGN5

At a cooperative observer's station/15.9 mi away/6,964 ft/742 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Datil RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 11.8 mi from Homestead, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:11 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

43.0 F with a dew point of 24.6 F, 48 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Datil RAWS: temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.6, 48 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DTLN5FIG. B THE AIR AT DATIL RAWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 20.9 FTEMPERATURE 43.0 FDEW POINT 24.6 FSPREAD 18.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 48 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 POINTTITLEDatil RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP DTLN5TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DTLN5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (117 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 27 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Datil RAWS, north up: blowing from 117 degrees, the east southeast, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 27; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DTLN5FIG. C THE WIND AT DATIL RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 117°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 27 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDatil RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP DTLN5TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DTLN5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 8,432 ft above sea level, 27 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 21.86 inHg and the temperature at 28.9 F; it reports 43.0 F, 14.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Datil RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 8,432 feet above sea level with 27 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 21.86 inches of mercury, and temperature, 28.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DTLN5FIG. D WHERE DATIL RAWS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREDATIL RAWS27 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT8,432 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE21.86 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE28.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED43.0 FTITLEDatil RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP DTLN5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DTLN5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Datil RAWS, in 5 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 Homestead

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

Near Homestead

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