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Wellington, Colorado

Town in Larimer County, Colorado

Air quality

The air at Wellington

Index 39, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Fort Collins (CO), 13 miles off.

39Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good9.2 mi
  • Ozone39Good28 ppb10 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 37, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wellington

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 0.50 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.50in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wellington, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Wellington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

Nunn 7 NNE94074

At a climate reference station/15.1 mi away/5,390 ft/211 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank1,732of 2,650

CperS2197

At a soil climate station/17.7 mi away/5,330 ft/151 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank1,757of 2,650

measured daily2 instruments

Wel 00 SCO-LR-575

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/5,200 ft/21 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Fort CollinsFORC2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.7 mi away/5,059 ft/120 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank374of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Fort Collins (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.8 mi from Wellington, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:56 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 Fort Collins (AWOS), 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 FNLFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT COLLINS (AWOS)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 MORE0510TITLEFort Collins (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FNLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FNL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

43.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 57 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fort Collins (AWOS): temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 57 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FNLFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT COLLINS (AWOS)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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.0 FTEMPERATURE 43.0 FDEW POINT 29.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 57 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 POINTTITLEFort Collins (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FNLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FNL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fort Collins (AWOS), north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FNLFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT COLLINS (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Collins (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FNLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FNL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Collins (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Colorado

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Near Wellington

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