Storm Station
Buena Vista, Colorado
49°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 48°·Light breeze 5 mph SW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
40%Humidity
51%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Buena Vista, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

1 SE Buena VistaCBAC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.5 mi away/7,943 ft/11 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank541of 1,384

Buena VistaAEJ

At an airfield/1.8 mi away/7,946 ft/8 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank987of 1,384

Monarch Pass (60)CO056

Beside a road/25.8 mi away/11,263 ft/3,309 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,206of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Buena Vista 0.8 ENECO-CF-29

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/7,939 ft/15 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Buena VistaBNVC2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/7,972 ft/18 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Buena Vista, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.8 mi from Buena Vista. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 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 Buena Vista, 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 AEJFIG. A THE SKY OVER BUENA VISTASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBuena Vista, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AEJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AEJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 37.6 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Buena Vista: temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.6, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AEJFIG. B THE AIR AT BUENA VISTATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.1 FTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 37.6 FSPREAD 6.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEBuena Vista, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AEJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AEJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Buena Vista, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, 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 AEJFIG. C THE WIND AT BUENA VISTAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBuena Vista, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AEJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AEJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Buena Vista, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Buena Vista (BNVC2), 0.8 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Buena Vista

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