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Laird, Colorado

Community in Yuma County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Laird

Index 13, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Goodland (KS), 55 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Laird

None in the last 24 hours; 0.04 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.04in

Visibility

How far you can see at Laird, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Laird, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

WrayRYA

At an airfield/7.4 mi away/3,667 ft/255 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank533of 2,650

measured daily2 instruments

Laird 2.8 ESECO-YU-63

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.0 mi away/3,353 ft/59 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WrayWRAC2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.4 mi away/3,642 ft/230 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wray, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.4 mi from Laird, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,700 ft; the ceiling is 3,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wray, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,700 feet, the ceiling at 3,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RYAFIG. A THE SKY OVER WRAYSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 3,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWray, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RYATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RYA-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 26.6 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Wray: temperature 33.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.6, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RYAFIG. B THE AIR AT WRAYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,700 FTTEMPERATURE 33.8 FDEW POINT 26.6 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLEWray, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RYATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RYA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wray, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 14 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 RYAFIG. C THE WIND AT WRAYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWray, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RYATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RYA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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