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Central, Colorado

City in Gilpin County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Central

Index 56, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Denver-Boulder (CO), 26 miles off.

56Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)56Moderate20.1 mi
  • Ozone38Good34 ppb17.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good20.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 6 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Central

None in the last 24 hours; 0.61 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
0.61in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Central, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Central City 0.5 SECO-GL-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/8,724 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at 070E23805RWS1MED - 0.3 mi E of F CO US CDOT, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 3.5 mi from Central, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:31 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 1.25 mi.

Section of the sky over 070E23805RWS1MED - 0.3 mi E of F CO US CDOT, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 1.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO142FIG. A THE SKY OVER 070E23805RWS1MED - 0.3 MI E OF F CO US CDOTSECTION, 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 STATIONNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.25 MI0510TITLE070E23805RWS1MED - 0.3 mi E of F CO US CDOT, the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS CO142TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CO142-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

34.9 F with a dew point of 22.4 F, 60 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at 070E23805RWS1MED - 0.3 mi E of F CO US CDOT: temperature 34.9 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 22.4, 60 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO142FIG. B THE AIR AT 070E23805RWS1MED - 0.3 MI E OF F CO US CDOTTHE 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 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 19.8 FTEMPERATURE 34.9 FDEW POINT 22.4 FSPREAD 12.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 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 POINTTITLE070E23805RWS1MED - 0.3 mi E of F CO US CDOT, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS CO142TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CO142-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 7,694 ft above sea level, 25 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 22.49 inHg and the temperature at 31.6 F; it reports 34.9 F, 3.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where 070E23805RWS1MED - 0.3 mi E of F CO US CDOT stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 7,694 feet above sea level with 25 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 22.49 inches of mercury, and temperature, 31.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO142FIG. D WHERE 070E23805RWS1MED - 0.3 MI E OF F CO US CDOT STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE070E23805RWS1MED - 0.3 MI E OF F CO US CDOT25 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT7,694 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE22.49 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE31.6 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED34.9 FTITLE070E23805RWS1MED - 0.3 mi E of F CO US CDOT, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS CO142TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CO142-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of 070E23805RWS1MED - 0.3 mi E of F CO US CDOT, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Aspen Springs Amrad (ASIC2), 3.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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

Near Central

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

Near Central

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