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Placitas, New Mexico

Community in Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Placitas

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Las Cruces (NM), 34 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good-
  • Ozone31Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 6 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Placitas

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. 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 Placitas, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Placitas, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 17.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Las Cruces 16.2 NWNM-DA-212

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.1 mi away/3,973 ft/88 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Caballo DamCABN5

At a dam/17.8 mi away/4,199 ft/138 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Las Cruces INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.8 mi from Placitas, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:15 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 Las Cruces 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 LRUFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAS CRUCES 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 MORE0510TITLELas Cruces INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LRUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LRU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 29.7 F, 35 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Las Cruces INTL: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.7, 35 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LRUFIG. B THE AIR AT LAS CRUCES 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 24.0 FTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 29.7 FSPREAD 27.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 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 POINTTITLELas Cruces INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LRUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LRU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Las Cruces INTL, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 17 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LRUFIG. C THE WIND AT LAS CRUCES INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELas Cruces INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LRUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LRU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Las Cruces 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 Placitas

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

Near Placitas

River and lake gauges