Storm Station
Fort Garland, Colorado
48°
Mostly clear· Feels like 46°·Light breeze 5 mph ESE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
61%Humidity
18%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fort Garland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

4 SE Fort GarlandMOHC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.4 mi away/8,248 ft/306 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank264of 1,384

La Veta Pass (74)CO028

Beside a road/18.6 mi away/9,358 ft/1,416 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,198of 1,384

Alamosa Muni(AWOS)ALS

At an airfield/23.4 mi away/7,543 ft/399 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank172of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Fort Garland 2.7 ESECO-CS-36

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/8,165 ft/223 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Great Sand Dunes Natl MonGSDC2

At a cooperative observer's station/20.6 mi away/7,999 ft/57 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Alamosa Muni(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.4 mi from Fort Garland. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:52 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 Alamosa Muni(AWOS), 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 ALSFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALAMOSA MUNI(AWOS)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAlamosa Muni(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ALSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

40.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Alamosa Muni(AWOS): temperature 40.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALSFIG. B THE AIR AT ALAMOSA MUNI(AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 40.0 F, 39.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEAlamosa Muni(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Alamosa Muni(AWOS), north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, 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 ALSFIG. C THE WIND AT ALAMOSA MUNI(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlamosa Muni(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Alamosa Muni(AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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