Storm Station
Montrose, Colorado
64°
Mostly clear· Feels like 64°·Light air 3 mph WNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
39%Humidity
24%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Montrose, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Montrose Co. ArptMTJ

At an airfield/3.0 mi away/5,758 ft/94 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 1,384

Co Montrose 11 ENEMTSC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.2 mi away/8,376 ft/2,524 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank229of 1,384

Montrose 11 ENE03060

At a climate reference station/10.2 mi away/8,402 ft/2,550 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Telluride - Lawson Hill (18)CO055

Beside a road/36.7 mi away/8,911 ft/3,059 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,310of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Montrose 0.5 NECO-MT-63

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/5,837 ft/15 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Montrose 2EMKDC2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/5,938 ft/86 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Montrose Co. Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.0 mi from Montrose. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 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 Montrose Co. Arpt, 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 MTJFIG. A THE SKY OVER MONTROSE CO. ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMontrose Co. Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MTJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MTJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Montrose Co. Arpt: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTJFIG. B THE AIR AT MONTROSE CO. ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.0 FTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEMontrose Co. Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MTJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MTJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Montrose Co. Arpt, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, 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 MTJFIG. C THE WIND AT MONTROSE CO. ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMontrose Co. Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MTJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MTJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Montrose Co. Arpt, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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