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Lower Frisco, New Mexico

Community in Catron County, New Mexico

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lower Frisco

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.01in

Visibility

How far you can see at Lower Frisco, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Lower Frisco, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.3 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Nm Reserve 1 WRRSN5

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.3 mi away/5,850 ft/236 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank404of 950

measured daily2 instruments

Reserve 10.5 NENM-CT-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.5 mi away/6,637 ft/1,023 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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GlenwoodGLWN5

At a cooperative observer's station/22.8 mi away/5,138 ft/476 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Nm Reserve 1 W, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.3 mi from Lower Frisco, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:15 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 5,850 ft above sea level, 19 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.11 inHg and the temperature at 38.1 F; it reports 61.6 F, 23.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Nm Reserve 1 W stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,850 feet above sea level with 19 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.11 inches of mercury, and temperature, 38.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RRSN5FIG. D WHERE NM RESERVE 1 W 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 RESERVE 1 W19 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,850 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 HERE24.11 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE38.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED61.6 FTITLENm Reserve 1 W, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP RRSN5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RRSN5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 33.71 N, and the day is 11 h 11 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Nm Reserve 1 W, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 11 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RRSN5FIG. E THE SUN AT NM RESERVE 1 WELEVATION 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 80°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 16, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 11 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.71 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLENm Reserve 1 W, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP RRSN5TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RRSN5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 5,850 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:15 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Nm Reserve 1 W, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 5:15 pm local time; air temperature, 61.6 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RRSN5FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 5:15 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 5:15 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE61.6 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLENm Reserve 1 W, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP RRSN5TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RRSN5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Nm Reserve 1 W, 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 Lower Frisco

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

Near Lower Frisco

River and lake gauges