Storm Station
Orchard, Colorado
73°
Mostly clear· Feels like 73°·Light breeze 6 mph ESE
Partly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
24%Humidity
15%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Orchard, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Wiggins @ Bijou Creek (44)CO039

Beside a road/7.2 mi away/4,453 ft/45 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,294of 1,384

Fort MorganFMM

At an airfield/16.5 mi away/4,514 ft/106 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank985of 1,384

South Platte River 2 N KerseyKERC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.1 mi away/4,600 ft/192 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank549of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Wiggins 3.3 NNWCO-MR-120

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/4,512 ft/104 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Weldona 3ESEWELC2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.3 mi away/4,380 ft/28 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fort Morgan, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.5 mi from Orchard. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:15 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 Fort Morgan, 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 FMMFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT MORGANSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFort Morgan, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FMMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FMM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 45 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fort Morgan: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 45 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FMMFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT MORGANTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.5 FTEMPERATURE 60.8 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 21.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 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 POINTTITLEFort Morgan, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FMMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FMM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Fort Morgan, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FMMFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT MORGANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Morgan, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FMMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FMM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Weldona 3ESE (WELC2), 10.3 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Orchard

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