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Gilcrest, Colorado

Town in Weld County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Gilcrest

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Greeley (CO), 13 miles off.

30Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good19 mi
  • Ozone30Good33 ppb7 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 16, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gilcrest

0.20 in in the last 24 hours, 0.60 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.20in
Last 3 days
0.60in

Visibility

How far you can see at Gilcrest, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Gilcrest, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

Nunn 7 NNE94074

At a climate reference station/35.5 mi away/5,390 ft/645 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank1,732of 2,650

CperS2197

At a soil climate station/37.2 mi away/5,330 ft/585 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank1,757of 2,650

measured daily2 instruments

Peckham 0.4 NNWCO-WE-256

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/4,724 ft/21 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

EvansENSC2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/4,701 ft/44 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Greeley/Weld (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.9 mi from Gilcrest, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Greeley/Weld (AWOS), height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GXYFIG. A THE SKY OVER GREELEY/WELD (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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGreeley/Weld (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GXYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GXY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

43.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 57 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Greeley/Weld (AWOS): temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 57 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GXYFIG. B THE AIR AT GREELEY/WELD (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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.1 FTEMPERATURE 43.0 FDEW POINT 29.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 57 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 POINTTITLEGreeley/Weld (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GXYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GXY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Greeley/Weld (AWOS), north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 17 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GXYFIG. C THE WIND AT GREELEY/WELD (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGreeley/Weld (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GXYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GXY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Greeley/Weld (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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