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Amherst, Colorado

Community in Phillips County, Colorado

Precipitation

What has fallen at Amherst

0.05 in in the last 24 hours, 0.07 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.05in
Last 3 days
0.07in

Visibility

How far you can see at Amherst, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Amherst, ColoradoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Amherst, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

HolyokeHEQ

At an airfield/9.6 mi away/3,730 ft/38 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank795of 2,650

measured daily2 instruments

Amherst 2.0 NNWCO-PH-57

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/3,709 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

HolyokeHOLC2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.2 mi away/3,773 ft/81 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,472of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Holyoke, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.6 mi from Amherst, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Holyoke, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HEQFIG. A THE SKY OVER HOLYOKESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 7,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHolyoke, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HEQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HEQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 23.5 F, 41 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Holyoke: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 23.5, 41 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HEQFIG. B THE AIR AT HOLYOKETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 23.5 FSPREAD 22.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 41 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 POINTTITLEHolyoke, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HEQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HEQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Holyoke, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HEQFIG. C THE WIND AT HOLYOKEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHolyoke, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HEQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HEQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Holyoke (HOLC2), 13.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

41 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Amherst

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Amherst

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