Weather from Wildcat Ridge, Douglas County, Colorado
Elevation: 5967 feet (1819 m) MSL    Latitude: 39º 31' 43.9" N    Longitude: 104° 54' 55.1" W
Weather updated every 10 minutes.
Current local time:
Last update:
9:30pm MDT on 5/29/12 (UTC - 7 hrs)
View of the Continental Divide from Wildcat Ridge Temperature: 61.3 °F
Dewpoint: 24.2 °F
Relative Humidity: 24 %
Wind Speed: 2 MPH
Wind from the: SE
Wind Gust (maximum speed since last update):
2 MPH
Barometer (Altimeter Setting): 30.029 in. Hg
Heat Index: 60.1 °F Wind Chill: 61.3 °F

View Looking Northwest
On the horizon are the mountains of the Continental Divide. At the left edge is Breckenridge Peak, 12,889 feet high, 32 miles away. Near the right edge is Long's Peak, 14,255 feet high, 62 miles away.

Climatological data (highs, lows, precipitation)

Graphs of the last 24 hours of data

Almanac data (sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, moon phase)

Observations from nearby official stations

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Climatology for 5/29/12
Highs and lows are reset every day at midnight local

Current as of: 9:30pm MDT
Graphs of the last 24 hours of data.   Return to top

  High Time (MDT) Low Time (MDT)
Temperature 80.1 ºF 3:48pm 40.9 ºF 6:08am
Dew Point 33.5 ºF 10:47am 21.2 ºF 3:27am
Relative Humidity 61 % 6:55am 12 % 3:21pm
Wind Gust 13 MPH 6:29pm 0 MPH 12:00am
Barometer 30.182 in. Hg 7:14am 30.012 in. Hg 6:29pm
Current Year Extremes
  High Date Low Date
Temperature 90.1 °F 5/22/12 4.5 °F 1/1/12
Dew Point 55.9 °F 4/11/12 -12.8 °F 4/6/12
Relative Humidity 93 % 4/15/12 4 % 1/1/12
Wind Gust 39 MPH 4/6/12 0 MPH Most
Barometer 30.627 in. Hg 1/2/12 29.533 in. Hg 1/21/12
Heat Index 86.0 °F 5/22/12  
Wind Chill   -1.0 °F 1/11/12
Precipitation Data Almanac Data
Current Rainfall Rate 0.000 in./hr. Sunrise 6:35am MDT  Sunset 9:19pm MDT

Moonrise 2:54pm MDT  Moonset 2:29am MDT

Moon Phase

Current Hour Total 0.00 in.
Today's Total 0.00 in.
Previous 24 hrs. 0.00 in.
Current Month Total 1.48 in.
Year-to-date Total
(Oct. 1 to Sept. 30)
2.72 in.
Last Year's Total
(Oct. 1 to Sept. 30)
11.41 in.

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Wildcat Ridge conditions for the last 24 hours.
Times across the bottom of the graphs (current time to the right).
N = noon   M = midnight
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Temperature graphWind speed and gust graph Barometer (Altimeter setting) graph

Dew Point and Humidity graphWind direction graph

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Nearby Official Reporting (METAR) Stations
It is important to check the times on these observations. The stations normally update once an hour. This information
is obtained from the National Weather Service and problems in the system may prevent it from updating. The Air Force
Academy station does not report on a regular basis evenings, weekends and holidays.
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Station ID KAPA KMNH KBJC KAFF
Station
Elevation
5883 ft
(1793 m)
7059 ft
(2152 m)
5670ft
(1728 m)
6572ft
(2003 m)
Distance from Wildcat Ridge 4.3 miles NE 26.2 miles SE 28.8 miles NW 39.2 miles S
Data Updated 05/29/2012 08:53pm 05/29/2012 09:28pm 05/29/2012 08:50pm 05/29/2012 08:55pm
Temperature ºF 71.6 55.4 73.4 68.0
Dewpoint ºF 23.0 24.8 17.6 21.2
Humidity % 16 30 12 17
Pressure in. Hg 30.010 30.100 30.010 30.070
Wind Direction   SSE S N SSE
Wind Speed MPH 11 5 6 11
Wind Gust MPH 11 5 6 11
Visibility miles 10 10 30 10
Cloud Height feet x1000 9.0 --- 6.0 ---
Sky Condition   Scattered Clouds Clear Broken Clouds Clear
Weather  
Rain in. --- --- --- ---
Wind Chill ºF 66.5 53.4 71.7 62.0
Heat Index ºF 70.0 54.6 71.6 66.4
Station ID   KAPA KMNH KBJC KAFF

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