Storm Station
Empire, Colorado
52°
Mostly clear· Feels like 52°·Light air 3 mph WNW
A slight chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. South wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
-UV
-Air quality
31%Humidity
26%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Empire, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Georgetown LakeCGEC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.9 mi away/8,448 ft/149 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank340of 1,384

Berthoud Pass0CO

At an airfield/5.0 mi away/12,441 ft/3,844 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank929of 1,384

Boulder 14 W94075

At a climate reference station/20.1 mi away/9,828 ft/1,231 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Dumont 2.7 NWCO-CC-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/9,331 ft/734 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

GeorgetownGEOC2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.2 mi away/8,507 ft/90 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Berthoud Pass, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.0 mi from Empire. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 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 Berthoud Pass, 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 0COFIG. A THE SKY OVER BERTHOUD PASSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBerthoud Pass, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 0COTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-0CO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.6 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Berthoud Pass: temperature 35.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0COFIG. B THE AIR AT BERTHOUD PASSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.2 FTEMPERATURE 35.6 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEBerthoud Pass, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 0COTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-0CO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Berthoud Pass, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0COFIG. C THE WIND AT BERTHOUD PASSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBerthoud Pass, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 0COTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-0CO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Georgetown (GEOC2), 3.2 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Empire

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.