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Kirtland, New Mexico

Town in San Juan County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Kirtland

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, San Juan County (NM), 12 miles off.

21Good
  • Ozone21Good29 ppb10.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)2Good10.6 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb10.6 mi

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 41, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 12 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Kirtland

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Kirtland, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kirtland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Kirtland 1.1 ESENM-SJ-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/5,272 ft/77 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ARSFARN5

At a cooperative observer's station/3.5 mi away/5,666 ft/471 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Farmington Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.3 mi from Kirtland, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 4:53 AM 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 Farmington Regional, 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 FMNFIG. A THE SKY OVER FARMINGTON REGIONALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFarmington Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FMNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FMN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

40.0 F with a dew point of 35.0 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Farmington Regional: temperature 40.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.0, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FMNFIG. B THE AIR AT FARMINGTON REGIONALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.9 FTEMPERATURE 40.0 FDEW POINT 35.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEFarmington Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FMNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FMN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Farmington Regional, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 8 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 FMNFIG. C THE WIND AT FARMINGTON REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFarmington Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FMNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FMN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Farmington Regional, in 6 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 Kirtland

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

Near Kirtland

River and lake gauges