Sunset over Pajarito Mountain
The unpredictability of the weather is one of the great things about living in the mountains, but sometimes it's helpful to have some idea what is coming. The links below lead to some of the more useful weather resources that we have found.
| LOCAL WEATHER | |
| NWS Los Alamos forecast | 7 day forecast |
| NWS Pajarito Mountain forecast | 7 day forecast |
| NWS ABQ radar base reflectivity | Northern New Mexico radar coverage |
| Southern Rockies base reflectivity loop | NM, AZ, UT & CO |
| NWS state forecast discussion | Arcane discussion of meteorological things... |
| NWS NM weather summary | ...translated into English |
| NWS Southern Region HQ (ABQ) | Links to all NM zone forecasts |
| LANL Weather machine | Observation data from around Los Alamos |
| LANL 12 hour observation time series | Graphical data representation |
| LANL reports including Pajarito Mountain | Compiled - the most useful format |
| Upper Quemazon Snotel site data | Hourly precipitation & temperature data |
| Pajarito Mountain forecast | snow-forecast.com - detailed forecasting ... |
| Southern Rockies snow forecast | ... UK-based and usually quite accurate |
| NATIONAL WEATHER SITES | |
| NWS | National Weather Service homepage |
| NWS compilation | Some NWS products |
| ENSO diagnostic discussion | El NiƱo / Southern Oscillation updates |
| NWS NCEP operations center | Model analyses & forecasts |
| Unisys Weather | Detailed model analysis graphics |
| NWS NCEP 6 - 10 day outlook | Temperature & precipitation |
| NWS NCEP 8 - 14 day outlook | Temperature & precipitation |
| IGES 10 day precipitation outlook | More user-friendly version of NCEP data |
| Climate Prediction Center (NOAA CPC) | Home of the warm, dry, spectacular ski season |
| CPC 30 day precipitation | Deviation from norm probabilities |
| NOAA | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration |