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Laporte, Colorado

Community in Larimer County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Laporte

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Fort Collins (CO), 11 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good5.1 mi
  • Ozone31Good28 ppb2.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 37, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Laporte

0.21 in in the last 24 hours, 0.74 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.21in
Last 3 days
0.74in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Laporte, 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 now6 instruments

Nunn 7 NNE94074

At a climate reference station/23.7 mi away/5,390 ft/317 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank1,732of 2,650

CperS2197

At a soil climate station/26.3 mi away/5,330 ft/257 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank1,757of 2,650

measured daily2 instruments

Laporte 1.2 NWCO-LR-1145

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/5,083 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Fort CollinsFORC2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.3 mi away/5,059 ft/14 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank374of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Fort Collins (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.2 mi from Laporte, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:56 AM 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 Fort Collins (AWOS), 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 FNLFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT COLLINS (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 DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Collins (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FNLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FNL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.0 F with a dew point of 26.0 F, 69 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 Fort Collins (AWOS): temperature 35.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.0, 69 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 FNLFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT COLLINS (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 STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 24.1 FTEMPERATURE 35.0 FDEW POINT 26.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 POINTTITLEFort Collins (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FNLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FNL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fort Collins (AWOS), north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 8 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 FNLFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT COLLINS (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Collins (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FNLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FNL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Collins (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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