Storm Station
Franktown, Colorado
56°
Mostly clear· Feels like 56°·Light air 2 mph ESE
Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
35%Humidity
17%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Franktown, 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

FranktownFKTC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.7 mi away/6,221 ft/77 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank72of 1,384

Founders Point (41)CO075

Beside a road/7.5 mi away/6,170 ft/128 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,334of 1,384

Monument/Elbert (CDOT)MNH

At an airfield/13.2 mi away/7,060 ft/762 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank962of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Franktown 0.2 NNECO-DG-150

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/6,187 ft/111 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ElizabethELAC2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/6,594 ft/296 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Monument/Elbert (CDOT), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.2 mi from Franktown. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Monument/Elbert (CDOT), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MNHFIG. A THE SKY OVER MONUMENT/ELBERT (CDOT)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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMonument/Elbert (CDOT), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MNHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MNH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Monument/Elbert (CDOT): temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MNHFIG. B THE AIR AT MONUMENT/ELBERT (CDOT)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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 12.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLEMonument/Elbert (CDOT), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MNHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MNH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Monument/Elbert (CDOT), 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 MNHFIG. C THE WIND AT MONUMENT/ELBERT (CDOT)PLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEMonument/Elbert (CDOT), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MNHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MNH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Monument/Elbert (CDOT), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Elizabeth (ELAC2), 5.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Franktown

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