Storm Station
Sterling Ranch, Colorado
68°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 68°·Light breeze 6 mph SE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
30%Humidity
40%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sterling Ranch, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

C-470 @ Wadsworth (39)CO007

Beside a road/4.3 mi away/5,499 ft/167 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,276of 1,384

South Platte - Carpenter CreekCTPC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.3 mi away/7,036 ft/1,370 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank195of 1,384

Denver/CentennialAPA

At an airfield/11.1 mi away/5,883 ft/217 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Littleton 7.1 SCO-DG-333

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/5,696 ft/30 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

KasslerKSLC2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.1 mi away/5,505 ft/161 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Denver/Centennial, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.1 mi from Sterling Ranch. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 11,000 ft, scattered at 14,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Denver/Centennial, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 14,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APAFIG. A THE SKY OVER DENVER/CENTENNIALSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 14,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 11,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDenver/Centennial, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS APATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-APA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 49 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Denver/Centennial: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 49 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APAFIG. B THE AIR AT DENVER/CENTENNIALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 19.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 49 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 POINTTITLEDenver/Centennial, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS APATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-APA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Denver/Centennial, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APAFIG. C THE WIND AT DENVER/CENTENNIALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDenver/Centennial, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS APATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-APA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Denver/Centennial, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Kassler (KSLC2), 3.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 06:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Sterling Ranch

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