Storm Station
Vail, Colorado
73°
Mostly clear· Feels like 73°·Light breeze 5 mph W
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
43%Humidity
17%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Vail, 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

Vail Mountain SnotelVLMC2

A snow pillow on a mountain/1.7 mi away/10,300 ft/2,209 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank855of 1,384

Red Cliff Pass (CDOT)CCU

At an airfield/17.3 mi away/12,073 ft/3,982 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank942of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Vail 2.2 WSWCO-EG-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/8,008 ft/83 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Avon 2NAVNC2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/8,514 ft/423 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Red Cliff Pass (CDOT), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.3 mi from Vail. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:15 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 Red Cliff Pass (CDOT), 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 CCUFIG. A THE SKY OVER RED CLIFF PASS (CDOT)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 MORE0510TITLERed Cliff Pass (CDOT), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CCUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CCU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

37.4 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Red Cliff Pass (CDOT): temperature 37.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CCUFIG. B THE AIR AT RED CLIFF PASS (CDOT)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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.7 FTEMPERATURE 37.4 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLERed Cliff Pass (CDOT), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CCUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CCU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Red Cliff Pass (CDOT), north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, 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 CCUFIG. C THE WIND AT RED CLIFF PASS (CDOT)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERed Cliff Pass (CDOT), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CCUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CCU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Red Cliff Pass (CDOT), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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