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Crested Butte, Colorado

Town in Gunnison County, Colorado

Precipitation

What has fallen at Crested Butte

None in the last 24 hours; 0.48 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.48in

Visibility

How far you can see at Crested Butte, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Crested Butte, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Crested Butte 1.9 ESECO-GN-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/8,848 ft/50 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Gunnison Co. (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.3 mi from Crested Butte, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:56 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 Gunnison Co. (AWOS), 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 GUCFIG. A THE SKY OVER GUNNISON CO. (AWOS)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 MORE0510TITLEGunnison Co. (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GUCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GUC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 28.0 F, 51 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Gunnison Co. (AWOS): temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.0, 51 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GUCFIG. B THE AIR AT GUNNISON CO. (AWOS)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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 24.5 FTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 28.0 FSPREAD 17.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 51 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 POINTTITLEGunnison Co. (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GUCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GUC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Gunnison Co. (AWOS), north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GUCFIG. C THE WIND AT GUNNISON CO. (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGunnison Co. (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GUCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GUC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Gunnison Co. (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Crested Butte Coop (CBUC2), 0.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:27. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Crested Butte

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

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