Storm Station
Calhan, Colorado
70°
Mostly clear· Feels like 70°·Light breeze 7 mph S
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
27%Humidity
16%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Calhan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Calhan 5SW AmradCLHC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.8 mi away/6,591 ft/65 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

Meadow LakeFLY

At an airfield/15.7 mi away/6,831 ft/305 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank942of 1,384

I-25 @ Fountain Creek (85*)CO032

Beside a road/30.0 mi away/6,185 ft/341 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,278of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Calhan 0.3 NNECO-EP-499

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/6,535 ft/9 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

EastonvilleESTC2

At a cooperative observer's station/14.7 mi away/7,260 ft/734 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Meadow Lake, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.7 mi from Calhan. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:15 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 Meadow Lake, 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 FLYFIG. A THE SKY OVER MEADOW LAKESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMeadow Lake, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FLYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FLY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

52.0 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Meadow Lake: temperature 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FLYFIG. B THE AIR AT MEADOW LAKETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.0 FTEMPERATURE 52.0 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 16.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 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 POINTTITLEMeadow Lake, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FLYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FLY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Meadow Lake, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, 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 FLYFIG. C THE WIND AT MEADOW LAKEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMeadow Lake, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FLYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FLY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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