Storm Station
Alton, Utah
60°
Mostly clear· Feels like 60°·Light air 4 mph SW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
26%Humidity
29%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Alton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Long Valley Jct SnotelLVJU1

A snow pillow on a mountain/3.7 mi away/7,464 ft/373 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank224of 652

VermillionS2162

At a soil climate station/23.5 mi away/6,392 ft/699 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Bryce CanyonBCE

At an airfield/26.1 mi away/7,585 ft/494 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 652

measured daily2 instruments

AltonALTU1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.1 mi away/7,103 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Duck Creek Village 8.9 WUT-KN-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/19.4 mi away/9,010 ft/1,919 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Bryce Canyon, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.1 mi from Alton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:53 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 Bryce Canyon, 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 BCEFIG. A THE SKY OVER BRYCE CANYONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBryce Canyon, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BCETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BCE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bryce Canyon: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BCEFIG. B THE AIR AT BRYCE CANYONTHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.0 FTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEBryce Canyon, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BCETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BCE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bryce Canyon, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, 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 BCEFIG. C THE WIND AT BRYCE CANYONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBryce Canyon, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BCETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BCE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Bryce Canyon, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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