Storm Station
Rico, Colorado
46° 63°/45°
Clear· Feels like 45°·Light air 3 mph ESE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind around 0 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
52%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
2:15 AM
46feels45
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6345
drizzle light
Mon
Sep 28
5246
93%
14mph
rain
Tue
Sep 29
5744
84%
drizzle dense
Wed
Sep 30
6442
66%
UV 7
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
6642
20%
UV 7
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7042
UV 7
partly cloudy day
Sat
Oct 3
7043
UV 7
clear day
46°
63°45°
52°46°
57°44°
64°42°
66°42°
70°42°
70°43°

As of 2:15 AM in Rico, Colorado.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rico, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Scotch Creek SnotelSHSC2

A snow pillow on a mountain/3.5 mi away/9,100 ft/291 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,067of 1,384

Telluride - Lawson Hill (18)CO055

Beside a road/19.1 mi away/8,911 ft/102 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,263of 1,384

Telluride RegionalTEX

At an airfield/19.2 mi away/9,085 ft/276 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank942of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Rico 0.4 NCO-DR-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/8,832 ft/23 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

TellurideTELC2

At a cooperative observer's station/19.7 mi away/8,669 ft/140 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Telluride Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.2 mi from Rico. 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 Telluride Regional, 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 TEXFIG. A THE SKY OVER TELLURIDE REGIONALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLETelluride Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TEXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TEX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Telluride Regional: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TEXFIG. B THE AIR AT TELLURIDE REGIONALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.8 FTEMPERATURE 44.6 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLETelluride Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TEXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TEX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Telluride Regional, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, 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 TEXFIG. C THE WIND AT TELLURIDE REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETelluride Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TEXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TEX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Rico

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