Storm Station
Twin Lakes, Colorado
50°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 48°·Light breeze 5 mph W
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
40%Humidity
65%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Twin Lakes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Twin Lakes ResTWLC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.9 mi away/9,213 ft/568 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank706of 1,384

Leadville/Lake Co.LXV

At an airfield/8.6 mi away/9,928 ft/147 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 1,384

Independence Pass (10)CO094

Beside a road/12.0 mi away/11,834 ft/2,053 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,199of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Twin Lakes ReserviorTWNC2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.4 mi away/9,252 ft/529 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Leadville 6.3 SCO-LK-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/9,708 ft/73 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Leadville/Lake Co., drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.6 mi from Twin Lakes. 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 Leadville/Lake Co., 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 LXVFIG. A THE SKY OVER LEADVILLE/LAKE CO.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 STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELeadville/Lake Co., the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LXVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LXV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.0 F with a dew point of 31.0 F, 85 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Leadville/Lake Co.: temperature 35.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.0, 85 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LXVFIG. B THE AIR AT LEADVILLE/LAKE CO.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 STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.1 FTEMPERATURE 35.0 FDEW POINT 31.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 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 POINTTITLELeadville/Lake Co., the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LXVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LXV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Leadville/Lake Co., north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LXVFIG. C THE WIND AT LEADVILLE/LAKE CO.PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELeadville/Lake Co., the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LXVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LXV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Leadville/Lake Co., 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 Twin Lakes

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