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Towner, Colorado

Community in Kiowa County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Towner

Index 13, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lamar (CO), 40 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 10, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Towner

0.12 in in the last 24 hours, 0.21 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.12in
Last 3 days
0.21in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Towner, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

TownerTWRC2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.2 mi away/3,939 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,682of 2,650

Sheridan Lake 0.2 NWCO-KW-45

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.7 mi away/4,074 ft/147 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at US-40 @ Firstview (92), drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 34.4 mi from Towner, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 1.25 mi.

Section of the sky over US-40 @ Firstview (92), height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 1.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO068FIG. A THE SKY OVER US-40 @ FIRSTVIEW (92)SECTION, 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 STATIONNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.25 MI0510TITLEUS-40 @ Firstview (92), the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS CO068TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CO068-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

39.2 F with a dew point of 31.9 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at US-40 @ Firstview (92): temperature 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.9, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO068FIG. B THE AIR AT US-40 @ FIRSTVIEW (92)THE 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 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.4 FTEMPERATURE 39.2 FDEW POINT 31.9 FSPREAD 7.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLEUS-40 @ Firstview (92), the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS CO068TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CO068-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (135 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at US-40 @ Firstview (92), north up: blowing from 135 degrees, the southeast, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO068FIG. C THE WIND AT US-40 @ FIRSTVIEW (92)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 135°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEUS-40 @ Firstview (92), the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS CO068TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CO068-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The full report of US-40 @ Firstview (92), 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 Towner

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

Near Towner

River and lake gauges