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Twin Lakes, Colorado

Community in Lake County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Twin Lakes

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Aspen (CO), 27 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-
  • Ozone21Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Twin Lakes

None in the last 24 hours; 0.44 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.44in

Visibility

How far you can see at Twin Lakes, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Twin Lakes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Twin Lakes ReserviorTWNC2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.4 mi away/9,252 ft/529 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Leadville/Lake Co., drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.6 mi from Twin Lakes, Colorado. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:53 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 Leadville/Lake 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 LXVFIG. A THE SKY OVER LEADVILLE/LAKE 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 MORE0510TITLELeadville/Lake Co., the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LXVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LXV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

18.0 F with a dew point of 14.0 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Leadville/Lake Co.: temperature 18.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 14.0, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LXVFIG. B THE AIR AT LEADVILLE/LAKE 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0000 F10 F20 F30 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 13.2 FTEMPERATURE 18.0 FDEW POINT 14.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLELeadville/Lake Co., the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LXVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LXV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Leadville/Lake Co., north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LXVFIG. C THE WIND AT LEADVILLE/LAKE CO.PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELeadville/Lake Co., the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LXVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LXV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Leadville/Lake 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 Twin Lakes

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

Near Twin Lakes

River and lake gauges