Temperature
30 F at 2 AM; 52 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 30 F at its coolest, 2 AM.
- Now
- 30F
- 2 AM
- Highest
- 52F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 30F
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Central Colorado Regional Airport, Colorado
Small airport in Chaffee County, Colorado30°
61°/24°
Clear·
Feels like 30°·Light air 2 mph N
Now. Central Colorado Regional Airport is 30° and clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 25°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the north at 2 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 61° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 33° by 3 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 sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 68°, and the coolest Thursday, near 61°. Rain is likely Thursday (55%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 29°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:25 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:27 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-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 11 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
20Air quality
79%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
30feels30
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
6124
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6829
UV 6
Sun
Oct 18
6533
17%
Mon
Oct 19
6236
23%
Tue
Oct 20
6236
29%
Wed
Oct 21
6336
17%
Thu
Oct 22
6138
55%
30°
61°24°
68°29°
65°33°
62°36°
62°36°
63°36°
61°38°
As of 2:00 AM in Central Colorado Regional Airport, Colorado.
Air quality
The air at Central Colorado Regional Airport
Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Aspen (CO), 46 miles off.
20Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good-
- Ozone20Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 31, good.
GoodModerate
- 31YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 41 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Central Colorado Regional Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 1.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 1.05in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Central Colorado Regional Airport, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 6 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 8 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- AEJ
- ICAO
- KAEJ
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 7,946 ft
- Serves
- Buena Vista
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- AEJ
- Wind now
- Calm, read 16 Oct, 02:15
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 / 33 | 8,303 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 162° / 342° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Buena Vista (AEJ), Central Colorado Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 26 F, the air 82% saturated; the humidity ran from 37% at 3 PM Thursday to 83% at 9 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 26F
- 2 AM
- Humidity now
- 82%
- Humidity, range
- 37 to 83%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
4 mph from the east southeast at 2 AM; at its strongest 20 mph, 9 AM Thursday, with a gust of 30 mph at 9 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 4mph
- from the east southeast
- Strongest
- 20mph
- 9 AM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 30mph
- 9 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.73 inHg at 2 AM, rising 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.52 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.73inHg
- 2 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.06inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.52inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
10 miles or more every hour.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 10+mi
- 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 4,300 ft at 4 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 11 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 4,300ft
- 4 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 11
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
Buena Vista: 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 Central Colorado Regional Airport, 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 now3 instruments
Buena VistaAEJ
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/7,946 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Co Buena Vista 2 SSEBVAC2
At a river or reservoir gauge/0.2 mi away/7,927 ft/19 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Monarch Pass (60)CO056
Beside a road/24.5 mi away/11,263 ft/3,317 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Buena Vista 0.8 ENECO-CF-29
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/7,939 ft/7 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Buena VistaBNVC2
At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/7,972 ft/26 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Buena Vista (BNVC2), 2.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
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Near Central Colorado Regional Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Johnson Villagecommunity, 1 mi
- Buena Vistatown, 2 mi
- Nathropcommunity, 5 mi
- Smeltertowncommunity, 19 mi
- Maysvillecommunity, 19 mi
- Garfieldcommunity, 20 mi
- Salidacity, 21 mi
- Poncha Springstown, 21 mi
- Hartselcommunity, 23 mi
- Twin Lakescommunity, 23 mi
- Pitkintown, 25 mi
- Mount Elbertfeature, 27 mi
Airports near Central Colorado Regional Airport
- Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander FieldANK, 19 mi
- Lake County AirportLXV, 30 mi
- Gunnison Crested Butte Regional AirportGUC, 48 mi
- Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)ASE, 49 mi
- Saguache Municipal Airport04V, 49 mi
- Fremont County Airport1V6, 61 mi
- Silver West AirportC08, 68 mi
- USAF Academy AirfieldAFF, 71 mi