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Westcliffe, Colorado

Town in Custer County, Colorado

Precipitation

What has fallen at Westcliffe

None in the last 24 hours; 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Westcliffe, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

WestcliffeWSTC2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.9 mi away/7,813 ft/49 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank35of 2,650

Station report

The weather at Westcliffe, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.8 mi from Westcliffe, Colorado. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,200 ft, a few clouds at 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Westcliffe, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT C08FIG. A THE SKY OVER WESTCLIFFESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 5,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWestcliffe, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS C08TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-C08-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

26.6 F with a dew point of 24.8 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Westcliffe: temperature 26.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.8, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT C08FIG. B THE AIR AT WESTCLIFFETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 24.4 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 26.6 F, 24.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEWestcliffe, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS C08TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-C08-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Westcliffe, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 6 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 C08FIG. C THE WIND AT WESTCLIFFEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWestcliffe, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS C08TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-C08-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Westcliffe, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Westcliffe (WSTC2), 0.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 19:00. measured daily

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