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McGaffey, New Mexico

Community in McKinley County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at McGaffey

Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Chaco Culture National Historical Park (NM), 57 miles off.

33Good
  • Ozone33Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 50, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at McGaffey

None in the last 24 hours; 0.17 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.17in

Visibility

How far you can see at McGaffey, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest McGaffey, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ThoreauS2233

At a soil climate station/19.2 mi away/7,065 ft/837 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank598of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Gallup 11.3 ESENM-MK-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.8 mi away/7,001 ft/901 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Gallup Muni/Clarke, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.2 mi from McGaffey, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 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 Gallup Muni/Clarke, 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 GUPFIG. A THE SKY OVER GALLUP MUNI/CLARKESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEGallup Muni/Clarke, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GUPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GUP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Gallup Muni/Clarke: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GUPFIG. B THE AIR AT GALLUP MUNI/CLARKETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.1 FTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEGallup Muni/Clarke, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GUPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GUP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Gallup Muni/Clarke, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 5 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 GUPFIG. C THE WIND AT GALLUP MUNI/CLARKEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGallup Muni/Clarke, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GUPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GUP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Gallup Muni/Clarke, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Gallup Sand And Gravel (GLPN5), 17.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Mexico

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near McGaffey

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

Near McGaffey

River and lake gauges