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San Cristobal, New Mexico

Community in Taos County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at San Cristobal

Index 0, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Taos (NM), 15 miles off.

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

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 10, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at San Cristobal

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at San Cristobal, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest San Cristobal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

QuestaN24

At an airfield/14.4 mi away/7,654 ft/291 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank421of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Eagle NestEGNN5

At a cooperative observer's station/21.4 mi away/8,278 ft/915 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank17of 956

Station report

The weather at Questa, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.4 mi from San Cristobal, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 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 Questa, 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 N24FIG. A THE SKY OVER QUESTASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEQuesta, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS N24TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N24-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

33.0 F with a dew point of 26.6 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Questa: temperature 33.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.6, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N24FIG. B THE AIR AT QUESTATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.2 FTEMPERATURE 33.0 FDEW POINT 26.6 FSPREAD 6.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEQuesta, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS N24TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N24-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Questa, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south 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 N24FIG. C THE WIND AT QUESTAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEQuesta, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS N24TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N24-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Eagle Nest (EGNN5), 21.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Mexico

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

Near San Cristobal

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

Near San Cristobal

River and lake gauges