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Towaoc, Colorado

Community in Montezuma County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Towaoc

Index 9, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Four Corners Area (CO), 8 miles off.

9Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-
  • Ozone9Good7 ppb12.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)3Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Towaoc

None in the last 24 hours; 0.85 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.85in

Visibility

How far you can see at Towaoc, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Towaoc, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Cortez 8 SE03061

At a climate reference station/12.9 mi away/8,034 ft/2,066 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank1,730of 2,650

measured daily2 instruments

Cortez 6.6 SWCO-MZ-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.2 mi away/5,689 ft/279 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CortezCTZC2

At a cooperative observer's station/12.0 mi away/6,166 ft/198 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank200of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Cortez/Montezuma Co, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.6 mi from Towaoc, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:53 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 Cortez/Montezuma 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 CEZFIG. A THE SKY OVER CORTEZ/MONTEZUMA 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 MORE0510TITLECortez/Montezuma Co, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CEZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CEZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

37.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Cortez/Montezuma Co: temperature 37.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CEZFIG. B THE AIR AT CORTEZ/MONTEZUMA 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 37.0 F, 36.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLECortez/Montezuma Co, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CEZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CEZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Cortez/Montezuma Co, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, 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 CEZFIG. C THE WIND AT CORTEZ/MONTEZUMA COPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECortez/Montezuma Co, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CEZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CEZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Cortez/Montezuma Co, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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