Citizen station FW6222FW6222
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/4,156 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Golf courses/Colorado/Rocky Ford Golf Course
Rocky Ford Golf Course, Colorado
Golf course in Otero 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.
45°
59°/42°
Clear·
Feels like 42°·Light breeze 5 mph NNW
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for Rocky Ford Golf Course 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. Rocky Ford Golf Course is 45° and clear at 9 PM. The dew point is 38°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the north-northwest at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 34° 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 81°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 56°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come Saturday, 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 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 15 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
73%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
9:00 PM
45feels42
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
5942
28mph
Fri
Oct 16
5634
13mph
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
7028
clear day
Sun
Oct 18
7436
partly cloudy day
Mon
Oct 19
7243
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
7844
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
8151
partly cloudy day
45°
59°42°
56°34°
70°28°
74°36°
72°43°
78°44°
81°51°
As of 9:00 PM in Rocky Ford Golf Course, Colorado.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Rocky Ford Golf Course
None in the last 24 hours; 0.07 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.07in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Rocky Ford Golf Course, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Golf course
- Area
- 2,390,000 sq ft
- County
- Otero County
- State
- Colorado
- Latitude
- 38.0422° N
- Longitude
- 103.7302° W
Course map
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Rocky Ford Golf Course, 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 now4 instruments
Bob CreekBCKC2
At a river or reservoir gauge/9.9 mi away/4,272 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/11.9 mi away/4,239 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
La Junta 17 WSW03063
At a climate reference station/13.5 mi away/4,386 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Rocky Ford 0.4 SWCO-OT-43
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/4,219 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Rocky Ford 2SEROCC2
At a cooperative observer's station/1.8 mi away/4,206 ft/- ft from 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 Rocky Ford 2SE (ROCC2), 1.8 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 09:00. measured daily
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