Storm Station
Kit Carson, Colorado
79°
Clear· Feels like 79°·Light air 4 mph N
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
33%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Kit Carson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

US-40 @ Firstview (92)CO068

Beside a road/14.2 mi away/4,511 ft/226 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,278of 1,384

Co Eads 16 ENEESAC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.9 mi away/3,976 ft/309 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Kit Carson 0.3 NCO-CH-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/4,286 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Kit Carson 9NNEKCCC2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/4,350 ft/65 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at US-40 @ Firstview (92), drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 14.2 mi from Kit Carson. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:38 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 1.25 mi.

Section of the sky over US-40 @ Firstview (92), height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 1.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO068FIG. A THE SKY OVER US-40 @ FIRSTVIEW (92)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 STATIONNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.25 MI0510TITLEUS-40 @ Firstview (92), the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS CO068TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CO068-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

72.5 F with a dew point of 34.7 F, 25 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at US-40 @ Firstview (92): temperature 72.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.7, 25 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO068FIG. B THE AIR AT US-40 @ FIRSTVIEW (92)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 F70 F80 FSATURATES 8,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.9 FTEMPERATURE 72.5 FDEW POINT 34.7 FSPREAD 37.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 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 POINTTITLEUS-40 @ Firstview (92), the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS CO068TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CO068-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 9 mph.

Plan of the wind at US-40 @ Firstview (92), north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 7; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO068FIG. C THE WIND AT US-40 @ FIRSTVIEW (92)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEUS-40 @ Firstview (92), the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS CO068TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CO068-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The full report of US-40 @ Firstview (92), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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