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Branson, Colorado

Town in Las Animas County, Colorado

Precipitation

What has fallen at Branson

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Branson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Branson 10.4 ECO-LA-82

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.6 mi away/5,877 ft/385 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

KimKIXC2

At a cooperative observer's station/32.9 mi away/5,289 ft/973 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,416of 2,688

Station report

The weather at Trinidad/Animas Co., drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 30.2 mi from Branson, Colorado. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 4:54 AM 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 Trinidad/Animas Co., 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 TADFIG. A THE SKY OVER TRINIDAD/ANIMAS CO.SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLETrinidad/Animas Co., the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TADTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-TAD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

37.0 F with a dew point of 18.0 F, 46 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Trinidad/Animas Co.: temperature 37.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 18.0, 46 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TADFIG. B THE AIR AT TRINIDAD/ANIMAS CO.THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0000 F10 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 4,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 14.1 FTEMPERATURE 37.0 FDEW POINT 18.0 FSPREAD 19.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 46 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 POINTTITLETrinidad/Animas Co., the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TADTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-TAD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Trinidad/Animas Co., north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 15 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TADFIG. C THE WIND AT TRINIDAD/ANIMAS CO.PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETrinidad/Animas Co., the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TADTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-TAD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Trinidad/Animas Co., in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Colorado

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