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McClave, Colorado

Community in Bent County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at McClave

Index 11, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Lamar (CO), 13 miles off.

11Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 11, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at McClave

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at McClave, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest McClave, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

LamarLAA

At an airfield/9.9 mi away/3,619 ft/246 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2,055of 2,650

measured daily2 instruments

Wiley 4.7 WCO-BN-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/3,839 ft/26 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lamar, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.9 mi from McClave, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lamar, 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 LAAFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAMARSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELamar, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LAATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

40.0 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lamar: temperature 40.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LAAFIG. B THE AIR AT LAMARTHE 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.6 FTEMPERATURE 40.0 FDEW POINT 34.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLELamar, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LAATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 3,619 ft above sea level, 12 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.21 inHg and the temperature at 46.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.65 inHg means its barometer reads 26.85 inHg; it reports 40.0 F, 6.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Lamar stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,619 feet above sea level with 12 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.21 inches of mercury, and temperature, 46.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.65 and the station pressure it means, 26.85.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LAAFIG. D WHERE LAMAR STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERELAMAR12 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,619 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE26.21 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE46.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.65 inHgITS BAROMETER READS26.85 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED40.0 FTITLELamar, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS LAATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Lamar, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at John Martin Dam (JMDC2), 6.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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

Near McClave

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near McClave

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