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La Huerta, New Mexico

Community in Eddy County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at La Huerta

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Carlsbad (NM), 5 miles off.

31Good
  • Ozone31Good27 ppb5.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb5.4 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at La Huerta

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

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at La Huerta, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest La Huerta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Bat Draw RAWSBATN5

A remote fire weather station/22.9 mi away/4,406 ft/1,285 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank209of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Carlsbad 3.6 NNM-ED-63

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/3,134 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Carlsbad/Cavern Cty, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.4 mi from La Huerta, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Carlsbad/Cavern Cty, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNMFIG. A THE SKY OVER CARLSBAD/CAVERN CTYSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 7,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECarlsbad/Cavern Cty, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CNMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 55 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Carlsbad/Cavern Cty: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 55 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNMFIG. B THE AIR AT CARLSBAD/CAVERN CTYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 16.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 55 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 POINTTITLECarlsbad/Cavern Cty, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Carlsbad/Cavern Cty, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 12 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 CNMFIG. C THE WIND AT CARLSBAD/CAVERN CTYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECarlsbad/Cavern Cty, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Carlsbad/Cavern Cty, 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 La Huerta

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

Near La Huerta

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