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NEW MEXICO · SAN MIGUEL COUNTY

Pueblo

88 people, 6,070 ft above sea level in San Miguel County.

6,070 ftElevation, city center
88People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 47°
Sunny now Dew point 38° · WNW 8 mph · high 48°
City of Pueblo River Interstate 2 miles
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The Pueblo plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Pueblo

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM MST
RIGHT NOW Santa Fe County Municipal Airport (KSAF) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
47° Sunny Feels like 43° · high of 48° near 3 PM
WindWNW 8 mphno gusts
Humidity71%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.91 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 38° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Tuesday70% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 20.15 in · 12 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for San Miguel County
NWS Albuquerque and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:35 AM4:56 PM ↓
10 h 20 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
37
GOODAir quality index · ozone
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 32 to 39°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 54° / 27°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48° 30°
20% rain — NW 13 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
54° 30°
0% rain — NNW 5 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
55° 31°
0% rain — WSW 4 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely Showers likely
57° 35°
70% rain up to 0.3″ SSW 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
53° 29°
20% rain — W 6 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 35°
20% rain — SSW 1 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
55° 28°
40% rain up to 0.2″ W 15, gusts 33 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Pueblo about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over Texas a day ago, about 770 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It came down from about 12,100 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from Texas; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Rockies. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Pueblo stands on

Pueblo’s center stands about 6,070 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 5,890 ft to 6,960 ft, a difference of 1,070 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is El Barro Peaks, about 8,160 ft, 13 miles north.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Permian and Pennsylvanian rocks, undivided (sandstone, limestone, dolostone), from the Carboniferous to Permian, 252 to 324 million years old.

The section below crosses 4 rock units mapped at the surface.

Pueblo, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
5,500 ft6,000 ft6,500 ft7,000 ft7,500 ft PUEBLO6,070 ftHigh point of the line7,580 ftLow point5,600 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 10×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Glorieta Sandstone

Sandstone. Age: Permian, 273 to 290 million years old. About 9 mi of the line.

Permian and Pennsylvanian rocks, undivided

Sandstone, limestone, dolostone. Age: Carboniferous to Permian, 252 to 324 million years old. About 8 mi of the line.

San Andres Formation

Limestone, dolostone. Age: Permian, 260 to 290 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Yeso Formation

Sandstone, carbonate, evaporite. Age: Permian, 273 to 290 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Pueblo’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Pueblo reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Pecos and the Rio Grande: about 1,480 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Pueblo≈ 1,480 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF PUEBLO ≈ 1,480 mi to the Gulf of America Pecos → Rio Grande

Lakes on the way: Paz Ramirez Lake, Amistad Reservoir, Red Bluff Reservoir and Lake McMillan.

410 miles of the trip are on the Pecos.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Pueblo; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Pueblo on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Santa Fe NM · 38 MI 38 miles northwest Albuquerque NM · 70 MI 70 miles west Rio Rancho NM · 71 MI 71 miles west Roswell NM · 144 MI 144 miles south Farmington NM · 182 MI 182 miles northwest
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NEW MEXICO · SAN MIGUEL

Pueblo

88 people, 6,070 ft above sea level in San Miguel County.

6,070 ftElevation
88People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 47°
SunnyDew point 38°
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Today in Pueblo

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 48° 0%
6p mostly clear night 42° 4%
9p mostly clear night 37° 1%
12a clear night 35° 1%
3a clear night 33° 0%
6a mostly clear night 32° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINTuesday · 70%
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Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Sun0%
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Mon0%
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Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Wed20%
Sunny Sunny
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Thu20%
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Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Pueblo stands on

Pueblo’s center stands about 6,070 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 5,890 ft to 6,960 ft, a difference of 1,070 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is El Barro Peaks, about 8,160 ft, 13 miles north.

Pueblo, northwest to southeast Pueblo6,070 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 19×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center6,070 ft
Within 3 miles5,890 to 6,960 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,070 ft of relief)
High point nearbyEl Barro Peaks, 8,160 ft, 13 mi north
Rock at the surfacePermian and Pennsylvanian rocks, undivided
Its ageCarboniferous to Permian, 252 to 324 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,480 mito the Gulf of AmericaPecos → Rio Grande

A raindrop that lands in Pueblo reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Pecos and the Rio Grande: about 1,480 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Paz Ramirez Lake, Amistad Reservoir, Red Bluff Reservoir and Lake McMillan.

410 miles of the trip are on the Pecos.