Storm Station
Swink, Colorado
59°
Clear· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 6 mph SSE
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
34%Humidity
8%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Swink, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Arkansas River AT La JuntaLXHC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.5 mi away/4,052 ft/72 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,122of 1,384

La Junta MunicipalLHX

At an airfield/6.8 mi away/4,239 ft/115 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 1,384

La Junta 17 WSW03063

At a climate reference station/14.9 mi away/4,386 ft/262 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Swink 0.1 WNWCO-OT-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.0 mi away/4,134 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Rocky Ford 2SEROCC2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.1 mi away/4,206 ft/82 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at La Junta Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.8 mi from Swink. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 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 La Junta Municipal, 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 LHXFIG. A THE SKY OVER LA JUNTA MUNICIPALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELa Junta Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LHXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LHX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 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 La Junta Municipal: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 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 LHXFIG. B THE AIR AT LA JUNTA MUNICIPALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.6 FTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 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 POINTTITLELa Junta Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LHXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LHX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at La Junta Municipal, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 6 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 LHXFIG. C THE WIND AT LA JUNTA MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELa Junta Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LHXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LHX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of La Junta Municipal, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Rocky Ford 2SE (ROCC2), 4.1 miles from here, read 24 Sep, 09:00. measured daily

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