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Sheridan, Colorado

City in Arapahoe County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Sheridan

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Denver-Boulder (CO), 17 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good5.7 mi
  • Ozone25Good21 ppb6.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-
  • Nitrogen dioxide23Good24.4 ppb5.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.6 ppb7.3 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.4 ppm5.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sheridan

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 0.61 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.61in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sheridan, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Sheridan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Denver 6.4 SWCO-DN-243

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/5,341 ft/31 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Englewood #2ENLC2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/5,430 ft/120 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Denver/Centennial, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.8 mi from Sheridan, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 12,000 ft, a few clouds at 22,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Denver/Centennial, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 22,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APAFIG. A THE SKY OVER DENVER/CENTENNIALSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 22,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 12,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDenver/Centennial, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS APATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-APA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

33.0 F with a dew point of 16.0 F, 49 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Denver/Centennial: temperature 33.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 16.0, 49 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APAFIG. B THE AIR AT DENVER/CENTENNIALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,0000 F10 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 3,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 12.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE 33.0 FDEW POINT 16.0 FSPREAD 17.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 49 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/Centennial, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS APATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-APA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Denver/Centennial, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APAFIG. C THE WIND AT DENVER/CENTENNIALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDenver/Centennial, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS APATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-APA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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