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Basalt, Colorado

Town in Eagle County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Basalt

Index 33, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Aspen (CO), 17 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)33Good16.9 mi
  • Ozone28Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good16.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 6 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Basalt

None in the last 24 hours; 0.31 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.31in

Visibility

How far you can see at Basalt, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 PM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Basalt, 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

Crown RAWSCRWC2

A remote fire weather station/3.3 mi away/8,212 ft/1,618 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank959of 2,688

measured daily2 instruments

Basalt 0.4 WNWCO-EG-54

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.0 mi away/6,623 ft/29 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Glenwood Springs - ShoshoneGWDC2

At a cooperative observer's station/17.3 mi away/6,215 ft/379 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Aspen/Sardy Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.4 mi from Basalt, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Aspen/Sardy Field, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ASEFIG. A THE SKY OVER ASPEN/SARDY FIELDSECTION, 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 STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAspen/Sardy Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ASETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ASE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.0 F with a dew point of 24.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Aspen/Sardy Field: temperature 35.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ASEFIG. B THE AIR AT ASPEN/SARDY FIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.7 FTEMPERATURE 35.0 FDEW POINT 24.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLEAspen/Sardy Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ASETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ASE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Aspen/Sardy Field, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ASEFIG. C THE WIND AT ASPEN/SARDY FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAspen/Sardy Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ASETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ASE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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