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Maxwell, New Mexico

Village in Colfax County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Maxwell

Index 0, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Taos (NM), 58 miles off.

0Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 10, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Maxwell

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

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Maxwell, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Maxwell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 12.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Cimarron RAWSCIMN5

A remote fire weather station/32.2 mi away/8,760 ft/2,827 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank264of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Springer 0.3 ENM-CL-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.3 mi away/5,871 ft/62 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CimarronCPSN5

At a cooperative observer's station/22.8 mi away/6,588 ft/655 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Raton/Crews Fld, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.1 mi from Maxwell, 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 Raton/Crews Fld, 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 RTNFIG. A THE SKY OVER RATON/CREWS FLDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERaton/Crews Fld, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RTNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RTN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

38.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Raton/Crews Fld: temperature 38.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RTNFIG. B THE AIR AT RATON/CREWS FLDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.2 FTEMPERATURE 38.0 FDEW POINT 30.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 POINTTITLERaton/Crews Fld, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RTNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RTN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 49 mph.

Plan of the wind at Raton/Crews Fld, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RTNFIG. C THE WIND AT RATON/CREWS FLDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERaton/Crews Fld, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RTNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RTN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Raton/Crews Fld, 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 Maxwell

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

Near Maxwell

River and lake gauges