Storm Station
Midland, Colorado
49°
Mostly clear· Feels like 46°·Gentle breeze 8 mph SSE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West southwest wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
52%Humidity
20%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Midland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Glen Cove SnotelGLNC2

A snow pillow on a mountain/4.8 mi away/11,460 ft/1,942 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,186of 1,384

Cheyenne MountainCWN

At an airfield/17.8 mi away/7,309 ft/2,209 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank51of 1,384

I-25 @ Fountain Creek (85*)CO032

Beside a road/17.9 mi away/6,185 ft/3,333 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,354of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Divide 5.1 SSWCO-TL-46

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/9,446 ft/72 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Cripple Creek 3NNWCPCC2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.4 mi away/9,242 ft/276 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Cheyenne Mountain, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.8 mi from Midland. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 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

64.8 F with a dew point of 34.0 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 64.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.0, 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 27.6 FTEMPERATURE 64.8 FDEW POINT 34.0 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 north northwest (340 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Cheyenne Mountain, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle 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 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH 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

Elsewhere in Colorado

41 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Midland

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.