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Southern Ute, Colorado

Community in La Plata County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Southern Ute

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Southern Ute Indian Reservation (CO), 33 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good3.3 mi
  • Ozone19Good13 ppb3.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good3.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide0Good0.7 ppb3.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 47, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Southern Ute

None in the last 24 hours; 0.57 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
0.57in

Visibility

How far you can see at Southern Ute, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Southern Ute, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Ignacio 0.1 WSWCO-LP-126

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/6,489 ft/230 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Ignacio SpotterIGCC2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.5 mi away/6,594 ft/125 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Durango/La Plata Co, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.5 mi from Southern Ute, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 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 Durango/La Plata Co, 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 DROFIG. A THE SKY OVER DURANGO/LA PLATA COSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEDurango/La Plata Co, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DROTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DRO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 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 Durango/La Plata Co: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 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 DROFIG. B THE AIR AT DURANGO/LA PLATA COTHE 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 34.7 FTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 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 POINTTITLEDurango/La Plata Co, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DROTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DRO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Durango/La Plata Co, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, 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 DROFIG. C THE WIND AT DURANGO/LA PLATA COPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDurango/La Plata Co, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DROTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DRO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Durango/La Plata Co, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Colorado

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

Near Southern Ute

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

Near Southern Ute

River and lake gauges