Storm Station
Hidden Lake, Colorado
54°
Mostly clear· Feels like 54°·Light air 3 mph SW
Partly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
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-Air quality
36%Humidity
30%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hidden Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Ward (35)CO044

Beside a road/1.8 mi away/9,155 ft/198 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,363of 1,384

Middle St Vrain CRKMSPC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.8 mi away/9,055 ft/98 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,021of 1,384

Boulder 14 W94075

At a climate reference station/6.2 mi away/9,828 ft/871 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

BoulderBDU

At an airfield/14.1 mi away/5,289 ft/3,668 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank934of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Ward 4.6 NECO-BO-202

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/8,560 ft/397 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Co Boulder 14 WWRBC2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.9 mi away/9,839 ft/882 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Boulder, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.1 mi from Hidden Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Boulder, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BDUFIG. A THE SKY OVER BOULDERSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 12,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBoulder, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BDUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BDU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 45 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Boulder: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 45 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BDUFIG. B THE AIR AT BOULDERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE 60.8 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 21.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 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 POINTTITLEBoulder, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BDUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BDU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Boulder, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, 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 BDUFIG. C THE WIND AT BOULDERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBoulder, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BDUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BDU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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