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Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico

Village in Taos County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Taos Ski Valley

Index 0, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Taos (NM), 17 miles off.

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

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 5, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Taos Ski Valley

None in the last 24 hours; 0.09 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.09in

Visibility

How far you can see at Taos Ski Valley, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 6 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Taos Ski Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Angel FireAXX

At an airfield/14.0 mi away/8,379 ft/2,671 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank539of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Arroyo Seco 1.4 ENM-TS-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.8 mi away/8,005 ft/3,045 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Eagle NestEGNN5

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/8,278 ft/2,772 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank17of 956

Station report

The weather at Angel Fire, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.0 mi from Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:35 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 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

21.4 F with a dew point of 19.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Angel Fire: temperature 21.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 19.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 21.4 F, 19.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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-020, 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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Eagle Nest (EGNN5), 9.7 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 Taos Ski Valley

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

Near Taos Ski Valley

River and lake gauges