Temperature
38 F at 9 PM; 55 F at its warmest, 2 PM, and 35 F at its coolest, 7 AM.
- Now
- 38F
- 9 PM
- Highest
- 55F
- 2 PM
- Lowest
- 35F
- 7 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field, Colorado
Small airport in Chaffee County, Colorado36°
55°/31°
Clear·
Feels like 29°·Gentle breeze 8 mph WSW
Now. Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field is 36° and clear at 11 PM. With the wind it feels like 29°. The dew point is 29°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the west-southwest at 8 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 29° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Saturday, near 67°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 58°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 28°.
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 south-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 14 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
77%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
11:00 PM
36feels29
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
5531
15mph
UV 6
Fri
Oct 16
5828
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6732
12mph
UV 6
Sun
Oct 18
6436
partly cloudy day
Mon
Oct 19
6139
15%
Tue
Oct 20
6039
16%
Wed
Oct 21
6240
26%
36°
55°31°
58°28°
67°32°
64°36°
61°39°
60°39°
62°40°
As of 11:00 PM in Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field, Colorado.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field
None in the last 24 hours; 0.67 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.67in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- ANK
- ICAO
- KANK
- IATA
- SLT
- Field elevation
- 7,523 ft
- Serves
- Salida
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- ANK
- Wind now
- From 240° at 9 mph, read 15 Oct, 22:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 / 24 | 7,351 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 70° / 250° | 9 mph head, on 24 | 2 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Salida (ANK), Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 29 F, the air 70% saturated; the humidity ran from 36% at 3 PM to 79% at 7 AM.
- Dew point now
- 29F
- 9 PM
- Humidity now
- 70%
- Humidity, range
- 36 to 79%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
10 mph from the south southwest at 9 PM; at its strongest 15 mph, 12 AM, with a gust of 21 mph at 12 PM.
- Now
- 10mph
- from the south southwest
- Strongest
- 15mph
- 12 AM
- Highest gust
- 21mph
- 12 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.63 inHg at 9 PM, rising 0.09 inHg over 3 hours; 0.49 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.63inHg
- 9 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.09inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.49inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 9 miles at 5 PM; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 9mi
- 5 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 6,000 ft at 11 AM; a base was reported in 10 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 6,000ft
- 11 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 10
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
Salida: 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 Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
SalidaANK
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/7,523 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Arkansas River 2 NW WellsvilleWSVC2
At a river or reservoir gauge/6.4 mi away/6,939 ft/584 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Monarch Pass (60)CO056
Beside a road/15.2 mi away/11,263 ft/3,740 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Salida 2.6 WSWCO-CF-27
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/7,346 ft/177 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Buena VistaBNVC2
At a cooperative observer's station/22.0 mi away/7,972 ft/449 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), 22.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
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Near Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
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- Howardcommunity, 14 mi
- Nathropcommunity, 14 mi
- Bonanzatown, 18 mi
- Johnson Villagecommunity, 19 mi
- Coaldalecommunity, 20 mi
- Buena Vistatown, 21 mi
- Cotopaxicommunity, 23 mi
Airports near Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field
- Central Colorado Regional AirportAEJ, 19 mi
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- Gunnison Crested Butte Regional AirportGUC, 48 mi
- Lake County AirportLXV, 49 mi
- Fremont County Airport1V6, 51 mi
- Silver West AirportC08, 52 mi
- Astronaut Kent Rominger AirportRCV, 59 mi
- Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)ASE, 65 mi