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Air Force Academy, Colorado

Community in El Paso County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Air Force Academy

Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Colorado Springs (CO), 14 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good10.1 mi
  • Ozone32Good37 ppb3.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 6 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Air Force Academy

None in the last 24 hours; 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

How far you can see at Air Force Academy, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 AM.

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On the radar over Air Force Academy, ColoradoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Air Force Academy, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Colorado Springs 8.9 NNWCO-EP-242

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/7,179 ft/384 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Black Forest 6WNWBKFC2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.6 mi away/6,991 ft/196 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Air Force Academy, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.3 mi from Air Force Academy, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Clear; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Air Force Academy, height above the station to scale: a clear sky, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AFFFIG. A THE SKY OVER AIR FORCE ACADEMYSECTION, 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 STATIONCLEARVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAir Force Academy, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AFFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AFF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.3 F with a dew point of 20.7 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Air Force Academy: temperature 49.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 20.7, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AFFFIG. B THE AIR AT AIR FORCE ACADEMYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,0000 F10 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 6,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 14.9 FTEMPERATURE 49.3 FDEW POINT 20.7 FSPREAD 28.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 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 POINTTITLEAir Force Academy, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AFFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AFF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Air Force Academy, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AFFFIG. C THE WIND AT AIR FORCE ACADEMYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAir Force Academy, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AFFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AFF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Air Force Academy, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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