Storm Station
Aspen, Colorado
50°
Mostly clear· Feels like 49°·Light breeze 4 mph NW
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
39%Humidity
31%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Aspen, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Aspen (10)CO100

Beside a road/0.7 mi away/8,112 ft/220 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,261of 1,384

AspenAPXC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.5 mi away/8,011 ft/119 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank903of 1,384

Aspen/Sardy FieldASE

At an airfield/3.2 mi away/7,815 ft/77 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Aspen 1.3 SSWCO-PT-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/8,084 ft/192 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

GothicGTHC2

At a cooperative observer's station/17.8 mi away/10,617 ft/2,725 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Aspen/Sardy Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.2 mi from Aspen. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 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 Aspen/Sardy Field, 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 ASEFIG. A THE SKY OVER ASPEN/SARDY FIELDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAspen/Sardy Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ASETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ASE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Aspen/Sardy Field: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ASEFIG. B THE AIR AT ASPEN/SARDY FIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.0 FTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEAspen/Sardy Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ASETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ASE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Aspen/Sardy Field, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ASEFIG. C THE WIND AT ASPEN/SARDY FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAspen/Sardy Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ASETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ASE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Aspen/Sardy Field, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Gothic (GTHC2), 17.8 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

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