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Malaga, New Mexico

Community in Eddy County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Malaga

Index 36, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Carlsbad (NM), 16 miles off.

36Good
  • Ozone36Good27 ppb15.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1 ppb15.8 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 37, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Malaga

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. 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 Malaga, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Malaga, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 11.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Carlsbad 4.2 SSENM-ED-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.6 mi away/3,143 ft/138 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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CarlsbadCWIN5

At a cooperative observer's station/19.1 mi away/3,418 ft/413 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Carlsbad/Cavern Cty, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.6 mi from Malaga, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:53 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 Carlsbad/Cavern Cty, 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 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 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 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

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 46 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Carlsbad/Cavern Cty: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 46 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,800 feet above the station; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.5 FTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 21.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 46 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 northeast (20 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 31 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 43 mph.

Plan of the wind at Carlsbad/Cavern Cty, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 31; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 31 MPH7NEAR 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 Malaga

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

Near Malaga

River and lake gauges