At an airfield/0.5 mi away/6,572 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
USAF Academy Airfield, Colorado
Small airport in El Paso County, Colorado* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...The Southeast Mountains, the Wet Mountain Valley, Fremont county, The Pikes Peak region, and the southeast plains. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of heavy rainfall associated with a remnant tropical storm system will spread across southern Colorado through Thursday. - The Southeast Mountains, including the Aspen Acres burn area, the Wet Mountain Valley, Fremont county, the Pikes Peak region and the southeast plains. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
54°
56°/45°
Heavy rain·
Feels like 54°·Gentle breeze 9 mph N
Alert. A Flood Watch is in force for USAF Academy Airfield until 12 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. USAF Academy Airfield is 54° and heavy rain at 2 PM. The dew point is 51°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the north at 9 mph.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Monday, near 77°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 63°. Rain is possible tomorrow (37%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 25 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:44 PM. The Moon is a waning gibbous, 80% lit, and rises at 8:47 PM. The next new Moon is Saturday, Oct 10. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The day is 11 hours 51 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
-UV
-Air quality
90%Humidity
94%Cloud
Now
8:00 AM
54feels54
now, rain heavy
Today
Sep 30
5645
93%
20mph
Thu
Oct 1
6342
37%
25mph
Fri
Oct 2
6945
15mph
Sat
Oct 3
7647
clear day
Sun
Oct 4
7248
15mph
Mon
Oct 5
7750
clear day
Tue
Oct 6
7750
13%
54°
56°45°
63°42°
69°45°
76°47°
72°48°
77°50°
77°50°
As of 8:00 AM in USAF Academy Airfield, Colorado.
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Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- AFF
- ICAO
- KAFF
- IATA
- AFF
- Field elevation
- 6,572 ft
- Serves
- Colorado Springs
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- AFF
- Wind now
- From 340° at 8 mph, read 30 Sep, 07:56
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 / 27 unlit | 2,493 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 95° / 275° | 3 mph head, on 27 | 7 mph from the right |
| 16C / 34C unlit | 4,501 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 169° / 349° | 8 mph head, on 34C | 1 mph from the left |
| 16L / 34R unlit | 3,513 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 171° / 351° | 8 mph head, on 34R | 2 mph from the left |
| 16R / 34L unlit | 4,500 ft | 40 ft | Asphalt | 169° / 349° | 8 mph head, on 34L | 1 mph from the left |
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest USAF Academy Airfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
I-25 @ Fountain Creek (85*)CO032
Beside a road/5.2 mi away/6,185 ft/387 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Colorado Springs 5NE - AMRADBGPC2
At a river or reservoir gauge/5.6 mi away/6,849 ft/277 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Colorado Springs 7.4 NCO-EP-509
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/6,360 ft/212 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Black Forest 6WNWBKFC2
At a cooperative observer's station/4.1 mi away/6,991 ft/419 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
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Airports near USAF Academy Airfield
- City of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportCOS, 13 mi
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