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Garfield, Colorado

Community in Chaffee County, Colorado

Precipitation

What has fallen at Garfield

None in the last 24 hours; 0.52 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
0.52in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Garfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SalidaANK

At an airfield/13.2 mi away/7,523 ft/2,058 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,641of 2,650

measured daily2 instruments

Pitkin 8.0 ESECO-GN-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.2 mi away/9,970 ft/389 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SargentsSGTC2

At a cooperative observer's station/12.5 mi away/8,458 ft/1,123 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Salida, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.2 mi from Garfield, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:15 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 Salida, 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 ANKFIG. A THE SKY OVER SALIDASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESalida, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ANKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ANK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

38.3 F with a dew point of 29.3 F, 70 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 Salida: temperature 38.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.3, 70 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 ANKFIG. B THE AIR AT SALIDATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.4 FTEMPERATURE 38.3 FDEW POINT 29.3 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLESalida, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ANKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ANK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Salida, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 10 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 ANKFIG. C THE WIND AT SALIDAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESalida, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ANKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ANK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Garfield

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Near Garfield

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