Temperature
37 F at 9 PM; 52 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 36 F at its coolest, 7 AM.
- Now
- 37F
- 9 PM
- Highest
- 52F
- 1 PM
- Lowest
- 36F
- 7 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Spanish Peaks Airfield, Colorado
Small airport in Huerfano County, ColoradoFreeze Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures may briefly dip into the lower to mid 30s resulting in frost formation or a light freeze. For the Freeze Watch, a longer period of sub-freezing temperatures in the mid 20s to around 30 degrees will be possible. * WHERE...Eastern Fremont, Pueblo, Crowley, Otero, Las Animas, Huerfano, Bent, Prowers and Baca Counties. * WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 2 AM to 9 AM MDT Friday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest readings will occur Friday night into Saturday morning with a killing freeze possible, which could bring an end to the growing season.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
34°
56°/39°
Clear·
Feels like 28°·Light breeze 6 mph NW
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for Spanish Peaks Airfield until 9 AM Saturday. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Spanish Peaks Airfield is 34° and clear at 10 PM. With the wind it feels like 28°. The dew point is 32°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the northwest at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 36° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 74°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 55°. The days ahead look dry. Frost is possible tomorrow morning, a low of 35°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 16 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
93%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
34feels28
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
5639
28mph
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
5535
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7334
13mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
7345
18mph
Mon
Oct 19
6847
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
7247
UV 6
Wed
Oct 21
7450
13mph
34°
56°39°
55°35°
73°34°
73°45°
68°47°
72°47°
74°50°
As of 10:00 PM in Spanish Peaks Airfield, Colorado.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Spanish Peaks Airfield
None in the last 24 hours; 0.13 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.13in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Spanish Peaks Airfield, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- 4V1
- ICAO
- -
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 6,047 ft
- Serves
- Walsenburg
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- 4V1
- Wind now
- From 250° at 8 mph, read 15 Oct, 21:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 / 21 unlit | 2,500 ft | 40 ft | Grass | 33° / 213° | 6 mph head, on 21 | 5 mph from the right |
| 08 / 26 | 4,896 ft | 60 ft | Asphalt | 94° / 274° | 7 mph head, on 26 | 3 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Walsenburg (4V1), Spanish Peaks Airfield's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 32 F, the air 81% saturated; the humidity ran from 49% at 1 PM to 95% at 6 AM.
- Dew point now
- 32F
- 9 PM
- Humidity now
- 81%
- Humidity, range
- 49 to 95%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
5 mph from the west southwest at 9 PM; at its strongest 27 mph, 2 PM, with a gust of 36 mph at 2 PM.
- Now
- 5mph
- from the west southwest
- Strongest
- 27mph
- 2 PM
- Highest gust
- 36mph
- 2 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.65 inHg at 9 PM, rising 0.08 inHg over 3 hours; 0.55 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.65inHg
- 9 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.08inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.55inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 9 miles at 9 PM; 9 miles now.
- Now
- 9mi
- Lowest
- 9mi
- 9 PM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 600 ft at 11 PM Wednesday; a base was reported in 15 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 600ft
- 11 PM Wednesday
- Hours with a base reported
- 15
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Walsenburg: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Spanish Peaks Airfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Walsenburg4V1
At an airfield/0.3 mi away/6,049 ft/2 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Beside a road/4.7 mi away/5,948 ft/99 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Hue - Huerfano RiverHRIC2
At a river or reservoir gauge/5.0 mi away/5,951 ft/96 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
WalsenburgWALC2
At a cooperative observer's station/4.4 mi away/6,358 ft/311 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Walsenburg 1.0 WNWCO-HF-24
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/6,292 ft/245 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
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Near Spanish Peaks Airfield
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Walsenburgcity, 5 mi
- Ryetown, 18 mi
- Colorado Citycommunity, 18 mi
- La Vetatown, 18 mi
- Lynncommunity, 20 mi
- Aguilartown, 21 mi
- Gardnercommunity, 22 mi
- Beulah Valleycommunity, 28 mi
- Hoehnecommunity, 36 mi
- El Morocommunity, 37 mi
- Salt Creekcommunity, 39 mi
- Cokedaletown, 39 mi
Airports near Spanish Peaks Airfield
- Perry Stokes AirportTAD, 39 mi
- Silver West AirportC08, 39 mi
- Pueblo Memorial AirportPUB, 44 mi
- Fremont County Airport1V6, 54 mi
- San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman FieldALS, 62 mi
- Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air FieldFCS, 68 mi
- La Junta Municipal AirportLHX, 74 mi
- City of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportCOS, 77 mi