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Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico

Community in Taos County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Ranchos de Taos

Index 0, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Taos (NM), 2 miles off.

0Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 10, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ranchos de Taos

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. 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 Ranchos de Taos, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ranchos de Taos, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Palo SnotelTACN5

A snow pillow on a mountain/15.4 mi away/9,350 ft/2,367 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank682of 956

Angel FireAXX

At an airfield/17.8 mi away/8,379 ft/1,396 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank539of 956

AlcaldeS2172

At a soil climate station/31.6 mi away/5,693 ft/1,290 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank559of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Taos 2.8 SWNM-TS-57

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/6,921 ft/62 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Angel Fire - InactAGFN5

At a cooperative observer's station/17.6 mi away/8,638 ft/1,655 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Angel Fire, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.8 mi from Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:15 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 Angel Fire, 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 AXXFIG. A THE SKY OVER ANGEL FIRESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAngel Fire, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AXXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AXX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.0 F with a dew point of 27.7 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Angel Fire: temperature 35.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.7, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AXXFIG. B THE AIR AT ANGEL FIRETHE 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 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.1 FTEMPERATURE 35.0 FDEW POINT 27.7 FSPREAD 7.3 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 POINTTITLEAngel Fire, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AXXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AXX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Angel Fire, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AXXFIG. C THE WIND AT ANGEL FIREPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAngel Fire, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AXXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AXX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New Mexico

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Near Ranchos de Taos

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Near Ranchos de Taos

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