Storm Station
Manitou Springs, Colorado
56°
Mostly clear· Feels like 56°·Light breeze 4 mph SSW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
36%Humidity
22%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Manitou Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

I-25 @ Fountain Creek (85*)CO032

Beside a road/5.2 mi away/6,185 ft/158 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,343of 1,384

Cheyenne MountainCWN

At an airfield/8.1 mi away/7,309 ft/966 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank51of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Manitou Springs 1.2 ESECO-EP-175

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/6,391 ft/48 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Ruxton ParkRUXC2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.1 mi away/9,455 ft/3,112 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Cheyenne Mountain, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.1 mi from Manitou Springs. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 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 Cheyenne Mountain, 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 CWNFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHEYENNE MOUNTAINSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECheyenne Mountain, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CWNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CWN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.4 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Cheyenne Mountain: temperature 66.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CWNFIG. B THE AIR AT CHEYENNE MOUNTAINTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 7,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.2 FTEMPERATURE 66.4 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 30.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 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 POINTTITLECheyenne Mountain, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CWNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CWN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Cheyenne Mountain, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 15 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 CWNFIG. C THE WIND AT CHEYENNE MOUNTAINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECheyenne Mountain, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CWNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CWN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Ruxton Park (RUXC2), 4.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 09:20. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Manitou Springs

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