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Black Forest, Colorado

Community in El Paso County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Black Forest

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Colorado Springs (CO), 12 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good15.8 mi
  • Ozone31Good18 ppb9.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Black Forest

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.07 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.07in

Visibility

How far you can see at Black Forest, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Black Forest, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Colorado Springs 14.7 NECO-EP-185

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/7,587 ft/22 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Black Forest 6WNWBKFC2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.0 mi away/6,991 ft/574 ft below 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, 8.5 mi from Black Forest, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,900 ft; the ceiling is 3,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Air Force Academy, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,900 feet, the ceiling at 3,900 feet, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONOVC 3,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,900 FTVISIBILITY, 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, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

38.7 F with a dew point of 32.7 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Air Force Academy: temperature 38.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.7, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,900 feet; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,900 FTTEMPERATURE 38.7 FDEW POINT 32.7 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 north (360 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Air Force Academy, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 6 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 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 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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