Storm Station
Watkins, Colorado
67°
Clear· Feels like 67°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SE
Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
24%Humidity
11%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Watkins, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Colorado Air and SpaceCFO

At an airfield/4.6 mi away/5,493 ft/82 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,369of 1,384

I-70 @ Bennett (45)CO072

Beside a road/7.8 mi away/5,484 ft/91 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,239of 1,384

Commerce City 4E - ArsenalAENC2

On a military installation/16.2 mi away/5,274 ft/301 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank204of 1,384

measured daily2 instruments

Watkins 1.4 NNECO-AD-267

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/5,521 ft/54 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Aurora 5SEAUOC2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/5,632 ft/57 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Colorado Air and Space, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.6 mi from Watkins. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 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 Colorado Air and Space, 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 CFOFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLORADO AIR AND SPACESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEColorado Air and Space, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CFOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CFO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 48 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Colorado Air and Space: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 48 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CFOFIG. B THE AIR AT COLORADO AIR AND SPACETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.9 FTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 19.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 48 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 POINTTITLEColorado Air and Space, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CFOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CFO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Colorado Air and Space, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CFOFIG. C THE WIND AT COLORADO AIR AND SPACEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColorado Air and Space, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CFOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CFO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Colorado Air and Space, 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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