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Punta de Agua, New Mexico

Community in Torrance County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Punta de Agua

Index 32, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Albuquerque (NM), 39 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone28Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)32Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Punta de Agua

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
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Visibility

How far you can see at Punta de Agua, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Punta de Agua, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

SevilletaS2171

At a soil climate station/28.7 mi away/5,233 ft/1,327 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank620of 956

Moriarty0E0

At an airfield/30.7 mi away/6,198 ft/362 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank895of 956

Socorro 20 N03048

At a climate reference station/38.2 mi away/4,847 ft/1,713 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank570of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Mountainair 8NWMTRN5

At a cooperative observer's station/2.2 mi away/6,637 ft/77 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank15of 956

Station report

The weather at Moriarty, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 30.7 mi from Punta de Agua, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 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 Moriarty, 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 0E0FIG. A THE SKY OVER MORIARTYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMoriarty, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 0E0TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0E0-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

37.2 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Moriarty: temperature 37.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0E0FIG. B THE AIR AT MORIARTYTHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.7 FTEMPERATURE 37.2 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEMoriarty, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 0E0TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0E0-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Moriarty, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, 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 0E0FIG. C THE WIND AT MORIARTYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMoriarty, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 0E0TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0E0-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Moriarty, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mountainair 8NW (MTRN5), 2.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Mexico

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

Near Punta de Agua

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

Near Punta de Agua

River and lake gauges