Storm Station
Silt, Colorado
57°
Clear· Feels like 57°·Light air 2 mph W
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
34%Humidity
10%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Silt, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Silt (7)CO084

Beside a road/1.2 mi away/5,369 ft/105 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,341of 1,384

Rifle/Garfield RgnlRIL

At an airfield/4.4 mi away/5,548 ft/74 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 1,384

Rifle RAWSRFEC2

A remote fire weather station/5.9 mi away/6,158 ft/684 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank56of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Silt 3.2 SCO-GF-105

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/5,659 ft/185 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Rifle 3ENERIEC2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.2 mi away/5,446 ft/28 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Rifle/Garfield Rgnl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.4 mi from Silt. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:53 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 Rifle/Garfield Rgnl, 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 RILFIG. A THE SKY OVER RIFLE/GARFIELD RGNLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERifle/Garfield Rgnl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RILTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RIL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 44.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Rifle/Garfield Rgnl: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RILFIG. B THE AIR AT RIFLE/GARFIELD RGNLTHE 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.6 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 44.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLERifle/Garfield Rgnl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RILTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RIL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Rifle/Garfield Rgnl, 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 RILFIG. C THE WIND AT RIFLE/GARFIELD RGNLPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLERifle/Garfield Rgnl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RILTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RIL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rifle/Garfield Rgnl, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Rifle 3ENE (RIEC2), 4.2 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Silt

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