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Brighton, Colorado

City in Adams County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Brighton

Index 39, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Denver-Boulder (CO), 14 miles off.

39Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)39Good17.1 mi
  • Ozone29Good32 ppb12.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good-
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2.6 ppb12.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb19 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm18 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Brighton

0.05 in in the last 24 hours, 0.29 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.05in
Last 3 days
0.29in

Visibility

How far you can see at Brighton, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Brighton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Bri 1.6 ECO-AD-55

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/5,066 ft/25 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BrightonBRIC2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.5 mi away/5,026 ft/15 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,125of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Denver Intnl Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.6 mi from Brighton, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Denver Intnl Arpt, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DENFIG. A THE SKY OVER DENVER INTNL ARPTSECTION, 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 STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 3,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDenver Intnl Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DENTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DEN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

34.0 F with a dew point of 26.0 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Denver Intnl Arpt: temperature 34.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.0, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DENFIG. B THE AIR AT DENVER INTNL ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 24.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,500 FTTEMPERATURE 34.0 FDEW POINT 26.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLEDenver Intnl Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DENTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DEN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Denver Intnl Arpt, north up: blowing from 350 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 DENFIG. C THE WIND AT DENVER INTNL ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDenver Intnl Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DENTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DEN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Brighton (BRIC2), 3.5 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 Brighton

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

Near Brighton

River and lake gauges