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Ward, Colorado

Town in Boulder County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Ward

Index 43, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Denver-Boulder (CO), 27 miles off.

43Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)43Good13.5 mi
  • Ozone40Good14 ppb15.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good13.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 12 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ward

None in the last 24 hours; 0.07 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.07in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ward, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Ward, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Co Boulder 14 WWRBC2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.1 mi away/9,839 ft/627 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Allenspark 4.8 SSECO-BO-307

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/8,488 ft/724 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Ward (35), drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.0 mi from Ward, Colorado. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

45.9 F with a dew point of 10.2 F, 23 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Ward (35): temperature 45.9 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 10.2, 23 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO044FIG. B THE AIR AT WARD (35)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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000-10 F10 F30 F50 FSATURATES 7,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 3.4 FTEMPERATURE 45.9 FDEW POINT 10.2 FSPREAD 35.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 23 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 POINTTITLEWard (35), the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS CO044TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CO044-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (0 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 19 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ward (35), north up: blowing from 0 degrees, the north, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 19; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO044FIG. C THE WIND AT WARD (35)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 0°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 19 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWard (35), the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS CO044TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CO044-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 9,155 ft above sea level, 29 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 21.26 inHg and the temperature at 26.4 F; it reports 45.9 F, 19.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Ward (35) stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 9,155 feet above sea level with 29 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 21.26 inches of mercury, and temperature, 26.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CO044FIG. D WHERE WARD (35) STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREWARD (35)29 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT9,155 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE21.26 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE26.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED45.9 FTITLEWard (35), the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS CO044TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CO044-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Ward (35), in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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