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Dillon, Colorado

Town in Summit County, Colorado

Precipitation

What has fallen at Dillon

None in the last 24 hours; 0.28 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.28in

Visibility

How far you can see at Dillon, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Dillon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

DillonDLLC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.5 mi away/9,110 ft/16 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank2,616of 2,650

measured daily2 instruments

DillonDLLC2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/9,222 ft/128 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,495of 2,650

Dillon 0.9 NNWCO-SU-43

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/9,015 ft/79 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Red Cliff Pass (CDOT), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.0 mi from Dillon, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Red Cliff Pass (CDOT), height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CCUFIG. A THE SKY OVER RED CLIFF PASS (CDOT)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: 5 MI0510TITLERed Cliff Pass (CDOT), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CCUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CCU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

23.0 F with a dew point of 14.0 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Red Cliff Pass (CDOT): temperature 23.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 14.0, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CCUFIG. B THE AIR AT RED CLIFF PASS (CDOT)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 STATION01,0002,0003,0000 F10 F20 F30 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 12.2 FTEMPERATURE 23.0 FDEW POINT 14.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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 POINTTITLERed Cliff Pass (CDOT), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CCUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CCU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Red Cliff Pass (CDOT), north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, 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 CCUFIG. C THE WIND AT RED CLIFF PASS (CDOT)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERed Cliff Pass (CDOT), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CCUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CCU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Red Cliff Pass (CDOT), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Dillon (DLLC2), 0.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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Near Dillon

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