Storm Station
Blanca, Colorado
64°
Clear· Feels like 64°·Light breeze 5 mph WSW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
36%Humidity
9%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Blanca, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

4 SE Fort GarlandMOHC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.4 mi away/8,248 ft/488 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank242of 1,384

Alamosa Muni(AWOS)ALS

At an airfield/19.0 mi away/7,543 ft/217 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank190of 1,384

La Veta Pass (74)CO028

Beside a road/21.5 mi away/9,358 ft/1,598 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,255of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Blanca 2.5 SCO-CS-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/7,740 ft/20 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Alamosa 2SALBC2

At a cooperative observer's station/19.0 mi away/7,536 ft/224 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Alamosa Muni(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.0 mi from Blanca. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 7,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Alamosa Muni(AWOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 7,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALSFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALAMOSA MUNI(AWOS)SECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 7,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlamosa Muni(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ALSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Alamosa Muni(AWOS): temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALSFIG. B THE AIR AT ALAMOSA MUNI(AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 7,500 FTTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEAlamosa Muni(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Alamosa Muni(AWOS), north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALSFIG. C THE WIND AT ALAMOSA MUNI(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlamosa Muni(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Alamosa Muni(AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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