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Lake Valley, New Mexico

Community in San Juan County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Lake Valley

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Chaco Culture National Historical Park (NM), 15 miles off.

30Good
  • Ozone30Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Lake Valley

None in the last 24 hours; 0.11 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.11in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 12 AM, lowest 10 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Lake Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 15.0 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

measured daily1 instrument

Crownpoint 10.9 NNM-MK-35

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.5 mi away/6,540 ft/657 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Nm Nageezi 18 SSW, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 15.0 mi from Lake Valley, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:30 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 6,467 ft above sea level, 21 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.56 inHg and the temperature at 35.9 F; it reports 44.1 F, 8.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Nm Nageezi 18 SSW stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,467 feet above sea level with 21 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.56 inches of mercury, and temperature, 35.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NAGN5FIG. D WHERE NM NAGEEZI 18 SSW STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERENM NAGEEZI 18 SSW21 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,467 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 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE23.56 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE35.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.1 FTITLENm Nageezi 18 SSW, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP NAGN5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NAGN5-1DRAWN 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 Nm Nageezi 18 SSW, 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 NAGN5FIG. E THE SUN AT NM NAGEEZI 18 SSWELEVATION 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°TITLENm Nageezi 18 SSW, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NAGN5TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NAGN5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 6,467 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:30 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Nm Nageezi 18 SSW, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 3:30 am local time; air temperature, 44.1 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NAGN5FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 3:30 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 3:30 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE44.1 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLENm Nageezi 18 SSW, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NAGN5TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NAGN5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Nm Nageezi 18 SSW, 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 Lake Valley

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

Near Lake Valley

River and lake gauges