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Nathrop, Colorado

Community in Chaffee County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Nathrop

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Aspen (CO), 50 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-
  • Ozone21Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Nathrop

None in the last 24 hours; 0.64 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.64in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 12 AM, lowest 9 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Nathrop, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Buena VistaBNVC2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/7,972 ft/278 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank207of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Buena Vista, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.3 mi from Nathrop, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 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 Buena Vista, 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 AEJFIG. A THE SKY OVER BUENA VISTASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBuena Vista, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AEJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AEJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

29.5 F with a dew point of 24.4 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Buena Vista: temperature 29.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.4, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AEJFIG. B THE AIR AT BUENA VISTATHE 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 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 23.3 FTEMPERATURE 29.5 FDEW POINT 24.4 FSPREAD 5.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEBuena Vista, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AEJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AEJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Buena Vista, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AEJFIG. C THE WIND AT BUENA VISTAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBuena Vista, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AEJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AEJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Buena Vista (BNVC2), 7.7 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 Nathrop

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

Near Nathrop

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