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White Sands, New Mexico

Community in Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at White Sands

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Las Cruces (NM), 17 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good15.4 mi
  • Ozone27Good29 ppb16.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-10.6 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 3, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at White Sands

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at White Sands, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest White Sands, 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 now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

White Sands 0.4 WSWNM-DA-51

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/4,357 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Las Cruces INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.6 mi from White Sands, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:55 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 Las Cruces INTL, 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 LRUFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAS CRUCES INTLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELas Cruces INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LRUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LRU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 48 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Las Cruces INTL: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 48 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LRUFIG. B THE AIR AT LAS CRUCES INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.7 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 33.8 FSPREAD 19.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 48 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 POINTTITLELas Cruces INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LRUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LRU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Las Cruces INTL, 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 LRUFIG. C THE WIND AT LAS CRUCES INTLPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLELas Cruces INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LRUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LRU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at State University (STCN5), 16.3 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 07:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Mexico

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

Near White Sands

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

Near White Sands

River and lake gauges