Storm Station
Gardner, Colorado
71°
Mostly clear· Feels like 71°·Light air 4 mph S
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
25%Humidity
22%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Gardner, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Black Mountain RAWSBMOC2

A remote fire weather station/8.4 mi away/8,921 ft/1,955 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank209of 1,384

La Veta Pass (74)CO028

Beside a road/11.6 mi away/9,358 ft/2,392 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,255of 1,384

WestcliffeC08

At an airfield/19.5 mi away/8,241 ft/1,275 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank975of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Gardner 4.0 ESECO-HF-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/6,795 ft/171 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Rye 1 SWRYEC2

At a cooperative observer's station/15.0 mi away/7,119 ft/153 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Westcliffe, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.5 mi from Gardner. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,000 ft, a few clouds at 5,000 ft, a few clouds 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 4,000 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, a few clouds 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 SHEETFEW 6,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 5,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,000 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

44.6 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Westcliffe: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,000 FTTEMPERATURE 44.6 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 13 mph.

Plan of the wind at Westcliffe, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, 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 STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE 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 Rye 1 SW (RYEC2), 15.0 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 21:00. measured daily

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