Storm Station
Cotopaxi, Colorado
53°
Mostly clear· Feels like 53°·Light air 4 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
64%Humidity
22%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cotopaxi, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Hayden Pass SnotelHPAC2

A snow pillow on a mountain/10.6 mi away/10,720 ft/4,183 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,048of 1,384

SalidaANK

At an airfield/22.5 mi away/7,523 ft/986 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank929of 1,384

Monarch Pass (60)CO056

Beside a road/35.6 mi away/11,263 ft/4,726 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,198of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Coaldale 1.6 SSECO-FM-62

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/6,680 ft/143 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WestcliffeWSTC2

At a cooperative observer's station/20.1 mi away/7,813 ft/1,276 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Salida, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.5 mi from Cotopaxi. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Salida, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANKFIG. A THE SKY OVER SALIDASECTION, 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 FTFEW 8,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESalida, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ANKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ANK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 38.5 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Salida: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.5, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANKFIG. B THE AIR AT SALIDATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 8,000 FTTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 38.5 FSPREAD 9.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 POINTTITLESalida, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ANKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ANK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Salida, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 6 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 ANKFIG. C THE WIND AT SALIDAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESalida, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ANKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ANK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Westcliffe (WSTC2), 20.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 19:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Cotopaxi

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