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La Jara, New Mexico

Community in Sandoval County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at La Jara

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Coyote (NM), 16 miles off.

24Good
  • Ozone24Good23 ppb15.8 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 46, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at La Jara

None in the last 24 hours; 0.44 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.44in

Visibility

How far you can see at La Jara, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest La Jara, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Los Alamos 13 W03062

At a climate reference station/30.0 mi away/8,716 ft/1,501 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank570of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Cuba 2.1 NNWNM-SN-174

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/7,050 ft/165 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank55of 956

Cuba - Ranger StationCBAN5

At a fire lookout or ranger station/4.4 mi away/6,914 ft/301 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Vacas Locas Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.6 mi from La Jara, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:00 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 9,306 ft above sea level, 29 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 21.14 inHg and the temperature at 25.8 F; it reports 35.4 F, 9.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Vacas Locas Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 9,306 feet above sea level with 29 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 21.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 25.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VACN5FIG. D WHERE VACAS LOCAS SNOTEL 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 ATMOSPHEREVACAS LOCAS SNOTEL29 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT9,306 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 HERE21.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE25.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED35.4 FTITLEVacas Locas Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP VACN5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VACN5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 36.03 N, and the day is 11 h 06 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Vacas Locas Snotel, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 06 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VACN5FIG. E THE SUN AT VACAS LOCAS SNOTELELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 16, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 06 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.03 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEVacas Locas Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP VACN5TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VACN5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 9,306 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:00 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Vacas Locas Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 9:00 pm local time; air temperature, 35.4 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VACN5FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 9:00 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 9:00 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE35.4 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEVacas Locas Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP VACN5TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VACN5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Vacas Locas Snotel, in 3 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 Jara

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

Near La Jara

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