Storm Station
Fountain, Colorado
54° 82°/53°
Clear· Feels like 54°·Light breeze 8 mph N
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
47%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
2:15 AM
54feels54
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
8253
15mph
UV 6
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7152
11%
19mph
drizzle
Tue
Sep 29
6657
54%
19mph
drizzle light
Wed
Sep 30
6959
59%
27mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
6752
46%
25mph
UV 6
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6744
11%
15mph
UV 6
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
8046
21%
16mph
UV 6
clear day
54°
82°53°
71°52°
66°57°
69°59°
67°52°
67°44°
80°46°

As of 2:15 AM in Fountain, Colorado.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fountain, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

1 E FountainJCFC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.9 mi away/5,554 ft/135 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,182of 1,384

Fort Carson/ButtsFCS

At an airfield/3.6 mi away/5,869 ft/180 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank57of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Fountain 2.7 NCO-EP-428

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/5,717 ft/28 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Ellicott 7SBSQC2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.9 mi away/5,961 ft/272 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fort Carson/Butts, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.6 mi from Fountain. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:55 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 Fort Carson/Butts, 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 FCSFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT CARSON/BUTTSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFort Carson/Butts, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FCSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FCS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.2 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 52 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fort Carson/Butts: temperature 55.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 52 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCSFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT CARSON/BUTTSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.3 FTEMPERATURE 55.2 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 17.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 52 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 POINTTITLEFort Carson/Butts, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FCSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FCS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fort Carson/Butts, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FCSFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT CARSON/BUTTSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Carson/Butts, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FCSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FCS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Carson/Butts, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Ellicott 7S (BSQC2), 10.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:10. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Fountain

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