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Sheep Springs, New Mexico

Community in San Juan County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Sheep Springs

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Chaco Culture National Historical Park (NM), 45 miles off.

30Good
  • Ozone30Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sheep Springs

None in the last 24 hours; 0.17 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.17in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sheep Springs, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Sheep Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.8 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

measured daily1 instrument

Station report

The weather at Washington Pass RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.9 mi from Sheep Springs, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:41 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

36.0 F with a dew point of 34.2 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Washington Pass RAWS: temperature 36.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.2, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WPSN5FIG. B THE AIR AT WASHINGTON PASS RAWSTHE 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 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 36.0 F, 34.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEWashington Pass RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP WPSN5TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WPSN5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (8 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 6 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 6 mph.

Plan of the wind at Washington Pass RAWS, north up: blowing from 8 degrees, the north, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 6; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WPSN5FIG. C THE WIND AT WASHINGTON PASS RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 8°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWashington Pass RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP WPSN5TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WPSN5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 9,278 ft above sea level, 29 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 21.16 inHg and the temperature at 25.9 F; it reports 36.0 F, 10.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Washington Pass RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 9,278 feet above sea level with 29 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 21.16 inches of mercury, and temperature, 25.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WPSN5FIG. D WHERE WASHINGTON PASS RAWS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREWASHINGTON PASS RAWS29 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT9,278 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE21.16 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE25.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED36.0 FTITLEWashington Pass RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP WPSN5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WPSN5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Washington Pass RAWS, in 5 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 Sheep Springs

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

Near Sheep Springs

River and lake gauges