Storm Station
Colona, Colorado
69°
Mostly clear· Feels like 69°·Light air 4 mph WNW
A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
42%Humidity
30%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Colona, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Montrose Co. ArptMTJ

At an airfield/14.0 mi away/5,758 ft/629 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 1,384

Montrose 11 ENE03060

At a climate reference station/15.6 mi away/8,402 ft/2,015 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Co Montrose 11 ENEMTSC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.8 mi away/8,376 ft/1,989 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank214of 1,384

Telluride - Lawson Hill (18)CO055

Beside a road/27.0 mi away/8,911 ft/2,524 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,298of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Colona 4.2 NWCO-OR-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/6,602 ft/215 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Montrose 2EMKDC2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.9 mi away/5,938 ft/449 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Montrose Co. Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.0 mi from Colona. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Montrose Co. Arpt, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTJFIG. A THE SKY OVER MONTROSE CO. ARPTSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 10,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMontrose Co. Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MTJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MTJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Montrose Co. Arpt: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTJFIG. B THE AIR AT MONTROSE CO. ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 40.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 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 POINTTITLEMontrose Co. Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MTJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MTJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Montrose Co. Arpt, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, 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 MTJFIG. C THE WIND AT MONTROSE CO. ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMontrose Co. Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MTJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MTJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Montrose Co. Arpt, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Colorado

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