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Franktown, Colorado

Community in Douglas County, Colorado

Precipitation

What has fallen at Franktown

0.05 in in the last 24 hours, 0.18 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.05in
Last 3 days
0.18in

Visibility

How far you can see at Franktown, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Franktown, 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

FranktownFKTC2

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.7 mi away/6,221 ft/77 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank648of 2,650

measured daily2 instruments

Franktown 0.2 NNECO-DG-150

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/6,187 ft/111 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ElizabethELAC2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/6,594 ft/296 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,550of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Monument/Elbert (CDOT), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.2 mi from Franktown, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,100 ft; the ceiling is 4,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Monument/Elbert (CDOT), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,100 feet, the ceiling at 4,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MNHFIG. A THE SKY OVER MONUMENT/ELBERT (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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMonument/Elbert (CDOT), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MNHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MNH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

33.8 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Monument/Elbert (CDOT): temperature 33.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MNHFIG. B THE AIR AT MONUMENT/ELBERT (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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,100 FTTEMPERATURE 33.8 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEMonument/Elbert (CDOT), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MNHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MNH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Monument/Elbert (CDOT), north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 5 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 MNHFIG. C THE WIND AT MONUMENT/ELBERT (CDOT)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMonument/Elbert (CDOT), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MNHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MNH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Monument/Elbert (CDOT), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Elizabeth (ELAC2), 5.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Franktown

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