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Howard, Colorado

Community in Fremont County, Colorado

Precipitation

What has fallen at Howard

None in the last 24 hours; 0.86 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
0.86in

Visibility

How far you can see at Howard, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Howard, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SalidaANK

At an airfield/13.8 mi away/7,523 ft/464 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,641of 2,650

measured daily2 instruments

Howard 2.3 SECO-FM-70

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/6,604 ft/455 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WestcliffeWSTC2

At a cooperative observer's station/27.9 mi away/7,813 ft/754 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank35of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Salida, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.8 mi from Howard, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 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

35.2 F with a dew point of 28.6 F, 77 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 Salida: temperature 35.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.6, 77 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 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 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.2 FTEMPERATURE 35.2 FDEW POINT 28.6 FSPREAD 6.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 west southwest (240 degrees) at 9 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 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 9 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 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Westcliffe (WSTC2), 27.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 19:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

41 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

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