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Penrose, Colorado

Community in Fremont County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Penrose

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Pueblo (CO), 27 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-
  • Ozone22Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Penrose

None in the last 24 hours; 0.16 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.16in

Visibility

How far you can see at Penrose, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Penrose, 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

Canon CityCTYC2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.7 mi away/5,390 ft/46 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,474of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Canon City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.0 mi from Penrose, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:35 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 Canon City, 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 1V6FIG. A THE SKY OVER CANON CITYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECanon City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1V6TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1V6-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

39.2 F with a dew point of 33.8 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 Canon City: temperature 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 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 1V6FIG. B THE AIR AT CANON CITYTHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.6 FTEMPERATURE 39.2 FDEW POINT 33.8 FSPREAD 5.4 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 POINTTITLECanon City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1V6TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1V6-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Canon City, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 2 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1V6FIG. C THE WIND AT CANON CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECanon City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1V6TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1V6-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Canon City (CTYC2), 11.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Penrose

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

Near Penrose

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