Storm Station
Orchard Mesa, Colorado
72°
Mostly clear· Feels like 72°·Light breeze 5 mph NW
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
31%Humidity
18%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Orchard Mesa, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Fruitvale - East JunctionEJHC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.3 mi away/4,629 ft/40 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

Grand JunctionGJT

At an airfield/6.6 mi away/4,839 ft/170 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 1,384

Palisade (6)CO097

Beside a road/12.4 mi away/4,697 ft/28 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,255of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Grand Junction 3.7 SSECO-ME-100

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/4,677 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Grand Junction CoopGRJC2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.2 mi away/4,760 ft/91 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Grand Junction, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.6 mi from Orchard Mesa. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:53 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 Grand Junction, 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 GJTFIG. A THE SKY OVER GRAND JUNCTIONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEGrand Junction, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GJTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GJT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 44.0 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Grand Junction: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GJTFIG. B THE AIR AT GRAND JUNCTIONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.1 FTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 44.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLEGrand Junction, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GJTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GJT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Grand Junction, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 8 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 GJTFIG. C THE WIND AT GRAND JUNCTIONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGrand Junction, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GJTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GJT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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