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Hotchkiss, Colorado

Town in Delta County, Colorado

Precipitation

What has fallen at Hotchkiss

None in the last 24 hours; 0.72 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
0.72in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Hotchkiss, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Jay RAWSJAYC2

A remote fire weather station/3.0 mi away/6,053 ft/716 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank474of 2,650

DeltaAJZ

At an airfield/18.5 mi away/5,159 ft/178 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank475of 2,650

measured daily2 instruments

Hotchkiss 0.2 WNWCO-DL-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/5,429 ft/92 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Hotchkiss 5WNWHCHC2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.8 mi away/5,781 ft/444 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank42of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Delta, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.5 mi from Hotchkiss, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft.

Section of the sky over Delta, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AJZFIG. A THE SKY OVER DELTASECTION, 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 FTTITLEDelta, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AJZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AJZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 41.4 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Delta: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.4, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AJZFIG. B THE AIR AT DELTATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.9 FTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 41.4 FSPREAD 6.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEDelta, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AJZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AJZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Delta, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 7 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 AJZFIG. C THE WIND AT DELTAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDelta, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AJZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AJZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Hotchkiss 5WNW (HCHC2), 4.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 05:40. measured daily

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