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Big Water, Utah

Town in Kane County, Utah

Precipitation

What has fallen at Big Water

None in the last 24 hours; 0.04 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
0.04in

Visibility

How far you can see at Big Water, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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On the radar over Big Water, UtahReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Big Water, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

VermillionS2162

At a soil climate station/30.1 mi away/6,392 ft/2,291 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank530of 998

measured daily1 instrument

Big WaterBGWU1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.2 mi away/4,124 ft/23 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank667of 998

Station report

The weather at Telegraph Flat RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 22.9 mi from Big Water, Utah. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:57 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 31.5 F, 47 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Telegraph Flat RAWS: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.5, 47 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TFRU1FIG. B THE AIR AT TELEGRAPH FLAT RAWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.4 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 31.5 FSPREAD 19.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 47 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 POINTTITLETelegraph Flat RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP TFRU1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TFRU1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (58 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 34 mph.

Plan of the wind at Telegraph Flat RAWS, north up: blowing from 58 degrees, the east northeast, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TFRU1FIG. C THE WIND AT TELEGRAPH FLAT RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 58°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETelegraph Flat RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP TFRU1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TFRU1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 5,577 ft above sea level, 19 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.36 inHg and the temperature at 39.1 F; it reports 51.0 F, 11.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Telegraph Flat RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,577 feet above sea level with 19 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.36 inches of mercury, and temperature, 39.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TFRU1FIG. D WHERE TELEGRAPH FLAT RAWS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERETELEGRAPH FLAT RAWS19 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,577 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 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE24.36 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE39.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED51.0 FTITLETelegraph Flat RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP TFRU1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TFRU1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Telegraph Flat RAWS, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Big Water (BGWU1), 0.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 09:00. measured daily

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