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Brandon, Colorado

Community in Kiowa County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Brandon

Index 15, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Goodland (KS), 73 miles off.

15Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)15Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Brandon

0.20 in in the last 24 hours, 0.34 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.20in
Last 3 days
0.34in

Visibility

How far you can see at Brandon, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Brandon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

LamarLAA

At an airfield/29.3 mi away/3,619 ft/305 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2,055of 2,650

measured daily2 instruments

Eads 12 ESECO-KW-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/3,881 ft/43 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Sheridan LakeSHLC2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.1 mi away/4,079 ft/155 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lamar, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.3 mi from Brandon, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:53 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 Lamar, 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 LAAFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAMARSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELamar, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LAATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

40.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 85 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lamar: temperature 40.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 85 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LAAFIG. B THE AIR AT LAMARTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.1 FTEMPERATURE 40.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 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 POINTTITLELamar, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LAATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lamar, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, 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 LAAFIG. C THE WIND AT LAMARPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELamar, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LAATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Sheridan Lake (SHLC2), 8.1 miles from here, read 7 Oct, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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

Near Brandon

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

Near Brandon

River and lake gauges