Storm Station
Palmer Lake, Colorado
61°
Mostly clear· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 5 mph SSE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
23%Humidity
18%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Palmer Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Monument Hill (85*)CO033

Beside a road/2.4 mi away/7,304 ft/213 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,353of 1,384

Monument - Upper BeaverUBMC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.8 mi away/6,998 ft/93 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank546of 1,384

Air Force AcademyAFF

At an airfield/11.2 mi away/6,572 ft/519 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank51of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Palmer Lake 0.3 WCO-EP-418

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/7,161 ft/70 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Palmer LakePLKC2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/7,270 ft/179 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Air Force Academy, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.2 mi from Palmer Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Clear; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Air Force Academy, height above the station to scale: a clear sky, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AFFFIG. A THE SKY OVER AIR FORCE ACADEMYSECTION, 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 STATIONCLEARVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAir Force Academy, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AFFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AFF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Air Force Academy: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AFFFIG. B THE AIR AT AIR FORCE ACADEMYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.5 FTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 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 POINTTITLEAir Force Academy, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AFFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AFF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Air Force Academy, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 AFFFIG. C THE WIND AT AIR FORCE ACADEMYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAir Force Academy, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AFFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AFF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Air Force Academy, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Palmer Lake (PLKC2), 0.6 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Palmer Lake

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