Storm Station
Towner, Colorado
63°
Clear· Feels like 63°·Light air 4 mph WNW
Sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
70%Humidity
5%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Towner, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Co Eads 16 ENEESAC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.4 mi away/3,976 ft/49 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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US-40 @ Firstview (92)CO068

Beside a road/34.4 mi away/4,511 ft/584 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,340of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

TownerTWRC2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.2 mi away/3,939 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Sheridan Lake 0.2 NWCO-KW-45

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.7 mi away/4,074 ft/147 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at US-40 @ Firstview (92), drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 34.4 mi from Towner. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:42 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 1.25 mi.

Section of the sky over US-40 @ Firstview (92), height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 1.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO068FIG. A THE SKY OVER US-40 @ FIRSTVIEW (92)SECTION, 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 STATIONNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.25 MI0510TITLEUS-40 @ Firstview (92), the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS CO068TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CO068-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 36.1 F, 33 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at US-40 @ Firstview (92): temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.1, 33 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO068FIG. B THE AIR AT US-40 @ FIRSTVIEW (92)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 6,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.9 FTEMPERATURE 66.0 FDEW POINT 36.1 FSPREAD 29.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 33 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 POINTTITLEUS-40 @ Firstview (92), the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS CO068TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CO068-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (135 degrees) at 7 mph, gusting 8 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 12 mph.

Plan of the wind at US-40 @ Firstview (92), north up: blowing from 135 degrees, the southeast, at 7 miles an hour, gusting 8; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO068FIG. C THE WIND AT US-40 @ FIRSTVIEW (92)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 135°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEUS-40 @ Firstview (92), the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS CO068TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CO068-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The full report of US-40 @ Firstview (92), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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