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Palmer Lake, Colorado

Town in El Paso County, Colorado

Precipitation

What has fallen at Palmer Lake

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.22 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
0.22in

Visibility

How far you can see at Palmer Lake, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 6 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Palmer Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Palmer LakePLKC2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/7,270 ft/179 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank205of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Air Force Academy, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.2 mi from Palmer Lake, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,900 ft; the ceiling is 3,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Air Force Academy, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,900 feet, the ceiling at 3,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AFFFIG. A THE SKY OVER AIR FORCE ACADEMYSECTION, 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 STATIONOVC 3,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAir Force Academy, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AFFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AFF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

38.7 F with a dew point of 32.7 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; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Air Force Academy: temperature 38.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.7, 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AFFFIG. B THE AIR AT AIR FORCE ACADEMYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,900 FTTEMPERATURE 38.7 FDEW POINT 32.7 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 POINTTITLEAir Force Academy, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AFFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AFF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Air Force Academy, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 6 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 AFFFIG. C THE WIND AT AIR FORCE ACADEMYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAir Force Academy, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AFFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AFF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Palmer Lake (PLKC2), 0.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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