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Lake Arthur, New Mexico

Town in Chaves County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Lake Arthur

Index 34, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Carlsbad (NM), 43 miles off.

34Good
  • Ozone34Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 37, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Lake Arthur

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Lake Arthur, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lake Arthur, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ArtesiaATS

At an airfield/11.7 mi away/3,547 ft/166 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank564of 956

Caprock RAWSCPPN5

A remote fire weather station/29.9 mi away/4,183 ft/802 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank285of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Artesia 6S Co-OpARTN5

At a cooperative observer's station/15.5 mi away/3,366 ft/15 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Artesia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.7 mi from Lake Arthur, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:15 PM 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 Artesia, 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 ATSFIG. A THE SKY OVER ARTESIASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEArtesia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ATSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ATS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 48 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Artesia: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 48 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ATSFIG. B THE AIR AT ARTESIATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.7 FTEMPERATURE 60.8 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 19.8 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 POINTTITLEArtesia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ATSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ATS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Artesia, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 17 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ATSFIG. C THE WIND AT ARTESIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEArtesia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ATSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ATS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Artesia, 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 Lake Arthur

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

Near Lake Arthur

River and lake gauges