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Trinidad, Colorado

City in Las Animas County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Trinidad

Index 37, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 PM from its reporting area, Pueblo (CO), 73 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good-
  • Ozone37Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 33, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Trinidad

None in the last 24 hours; 0.20 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.20in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Trinidad, 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 now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

TrinidadTRDC2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.2 mi away/6,246 ft/251 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Trinidad/Animas Co., drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.0 mi from Trinidad, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:54 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 Trinidad/Animas 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 TADFIG. A THE SKY OVER TRINIDAD/ANIMAS CO.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 STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLETrinidad/Animas Co., the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TADTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TAD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 22.0 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Trinidad/Animas Co.: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 22.0, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TADFIG. B THE AIR AT TRINIDAD/ANIMAS CO.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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 6,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 16.2 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 22.0 FSPREAD 29.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 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 POINTTITLETrinidad/Animas Co., the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TADTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TAD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Trinidad/Animas Co., north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 7 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 TADFIG. C THE WIND AT TRINIDAD/ANIMAS CO.PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETrinidad/Animas Co., the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TADTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TAD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Trinidad/Animas Co., in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Trinidad (TRDC2), 1.2 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:58. measured daily

Elsewhere in Colorado

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

Near Trinidad

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

Near Trinidad

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