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Meadow Lake, New Mexico

Community in Valencia County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Meadow Lake

Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Albuquerque (NM), 20 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good15.8 mi
  • Ozone28Good30 ppb9.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good15.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5 ppb15.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.5 ppb23.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm15.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 12 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Meadow Lake

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Meadow Lake, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Meadow Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

Los Lunas PMCS2169

At a soil climate station/11.1 mi away/4,846 ft/464 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank569of 950

Socorro 20 N03048

At a climate reference station/35.9 mi away/4,847 ft/463 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank566of 950

measured daily2 instruments

Los Lunas 7.4 ENM-VL-29

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/5,177 ft/133 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Albuquerque INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.7 mi from Meadow Lake, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 4:52 AM 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 Albuquerque INTL, 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 ABQFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALBUQUERQUE INTLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAlbuquerque INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ABQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ABQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 12.0 F, 26 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Albuquerque INTL: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 12.0, 26 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABQFIG. B THE AIR AT ALBUQUERQUE INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000-10 F10 F30 F50 FSATURATES 7,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 5.6 FTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 12.0 FSPREAD 33.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 26 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 POINTTITLEAlbuquerque INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ABQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Albuquerque INTL, north up: at 7 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 ABQFIG. C THE WIND AT ALBUQUERQUE INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlbuquerque INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ABQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Albuquerque INTL, 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 Meadow Lake

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

Near Meadow Lake

River and lake gauges