Storm Station
La Veta, Colorado
54°
Mostly clear· Feels like 54°·Light breeze 6 mph SW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
57%Humidity
30%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest La Veta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Cucharas RiverVTAC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.0 mi away/6,654 ft/374 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank340of 1,384

La Veta Pass (74)CO028

Beside a road/12.6 mi away/9,358 ft/2,330 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,198of 1,384

Walsenburg4V1

At an airfield/17.7 mi away/6,049 ft/979 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank929of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

La Veta 5.7 WNWCO-HF-57

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.8 mi away/7,810 ft/782 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Aguilar 18WSWAGRC2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.4 mi away/8,684 ft/1,656 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Walsenburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.7 mi from La Veta. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 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 Walsenburg, 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 4V1FIG. A THE SKY OVER WALSENBURGSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWalsenburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 4V1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-4V1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 48 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Walsenburg: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 48 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4V1FIG. B THE AIR AT WALSENBURGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.9 FTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 19.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 48 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 POINTTITLEWalsenburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4V1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-4V1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Walsenburg, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4V1FIG. C THE WIND AT WALSENBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWalsenburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4V1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-4V1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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