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Portales, New Mexico

City in Roosevelt County, New Mexico

Precipitation

What has fallen at Portales

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. 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 Portales, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Portales, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Nm Clovis 7 NCLIN5

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.8 mi away/4,301 ft/296 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank280of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Portales 0.2 ESENM-RV-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/4,010 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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PortalesPORN5

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/4,016 ft/11 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank77of 956

Station report

The weather at Cannon AFB/Clovis, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.1 mi from Portales, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:55 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 Cannon AFB/Clovis, 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 CVSFIG. A THE SKY OVER CANNON AFB/CLOVISSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECannon AFB/Clovis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CVSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CVS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.3 F with a dew point of 37.6 F, 74 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 Cannon AFB/Clovis: temperature 45.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.6, 74 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 CVSFIG. B THE AIR AT CANNON AFB/CLOVISTHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.9 FTEMPERATURE 45.3 FDEW POINT 37.6 FSPREAD 7.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLECannon AFB/Clovis, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CVSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CVS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Cannon AFB/Clovis, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 13 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 CVSFIG. C THE WIND AT CANNON AFB/CLOVISPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECannon AFB/Clovis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CVSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CVS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Cannon AFB/Clovis, 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 Portales

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

Near Portales

River and lake gauges