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Lochbuie, Colorado

Town in Weld County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Lochbuie

Index 39, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Fort Collins (CO), 37 miles off.

39Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-20.7 mi
  • Ozone39Good10 ppb16.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide18Good19.4 ppb20.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb16.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.6 ppm21.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 37, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lochbuie

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.21 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.21in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lochbuie, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

BrightonBRIC2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.1 mi away/5,026 ft/21 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,125of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Denver Intnl Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.5 mi from Lochbuie, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:53 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 Denver Intnl Arpt, 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 DENFIG. A THE SKY OVER DENVER INTNL ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEDenver Intnl Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DENTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DEN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

38.0 F with a dew point of 31.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Denver Intnl Arpt: temperature 38.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.0, 76 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DENFIG. B THE AIR AT DENVER INTNL ARPTTHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.5 FTEMPERATURE 38.0 FDEW POINT 31.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEDenver Intnl Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DENTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DEN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 44 mph.

Plan of the wind at Denver Intnl Arpt, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, 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 DENFIG. C THE WIND AT DENVER INTNL ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDenver Intnl Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DENTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DEN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Brighton (BRIC2), 7.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Lochbuie

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Near Lochbuie

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