Storm Station
Crestone, Colorado
54°
Mostly clear· Feels like 54°·Light breeze 4 mph ESE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
59%Humidity
22%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Crestone, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

South Colony SnotelSCYC2

A snow pillow on a mountain/9.0 mi away/10,800 ft/2,891 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank842of 1,384

WestcliffeC08

At an airfield/17.8 mi away/8,241 ft/332 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank968of 1,384

La Veta Pass (74)CO028

Beside a road/38.1 mi away/9,358 ft/1,449 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,210of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

CrestoneCSTC2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.2 mi away/8,209 ft/300 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Crestone 5.0 SSECO-SA-67

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/7,990 ft/81 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Westcliffe, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.8 mi from Crestone. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,200 ft, scattered at 4,800 ft, scattered at 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Westcliffe, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT C08FIG. A THE SKY OVER WESTCLIFFESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 6,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWestcliffe, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS C08TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-C08-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Westcliffe: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT C08FIG. B THE AIR AT WESTCLIFFETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,200 FTTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEWestcliffe, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS C08TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-C08-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Westcliffe, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT C08FIG. C THE WIND AT WESTCLIFFEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWestcliffe, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS C08TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-C08-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Crestone (CSTC2), 1.2 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 23:58. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Crestone

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