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Bald Mountain Weather

Live AWOS report from K7BM, a Colorado Mountain AWOS station at 9,829 ft. Near Cottonwood Pass, west of Buena Vista. The card refreshes every minute.

Bald Mountain

K7BM · 9,829 ft

VFR
Wind
260° at 9 kt (10 mph)
Visibility
10+ SM
Ceiling
None (clear)
Temp / dewpoint
6°C / -9°C (43°F / 16°F)
Altimeter
30.45 inHg
Density altitude
≈ 10,450 ft

Observed 0315Z · 25 min ago

METAR K7BM 120315Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM CLR 06/M09 A3045 RMK AO2

Current report, decoded

K7BM
Reporting station: K7BM (ICAO identifier).
120315Z
Observed on day 12 of the month at 03:15 UTC (Zulu).
AUTO
Fully automated observation: no human observer augmented this report.
26009KT
Wind from 260° true (west) at 9 kt.
10SM
Visibility 10+ statute miles.
CLR
Clear below 12,000 ft (automated station, it can't see higher).
06/M09
Temperature 6°C, dewpoint -9°C.
A3045
Altimeter setting 30.45 inHg.
AO2
Automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow).

Last 3 hours

9 reports, newest first

TimeCategoryWindVisibilityCeilingTemp / dewpointAltimeter
0335Z8:35 PM MSTVFR270° at 8 kt (9 mph)10+ SMNone (clear)6°C / -9°C (43°F / 16°F)30.45 inHg
0315Z8:15 PM MSTVFR260° at 9 kt (10 mph)10+ SMNone (clear)6°C / -9°C (43°F / 16°F)30.45 inHg
0255Z7:55 PM MSTVFR260° at 8 kt (9 mph)10+ SMNone (clear)5°C / -9°C (41°F / 16°F)30.45 inHg
0235Z7:35 PM MSTVFR300° at 7 kt (8 mph)10+ SMNone (clear)6°C / -9°C (43°F / 16°F)30.44 inHg
0215Z7:15 PM MSTVFR270° at 8 kt (9 mph)Gusts 14 kt (16 mph)10+ SMNone (clear)7°C / -10°C (45°F / 14°F)30.45 inHg
0155Z6:55 PM MSTVFR280° at 6 kt (7 mph)10+ SMNone (clear)7°C / -11°C (45°F / 12°F)30.45 inHg
0135Z6:35 PM MSTVFR260° at 8 kt (9 mph)Gusts 15 kt (17 mph)10+ SMNone (clear)7°C / -11°C (45°F / 12°F)30.45 inHg
0115Z6:15 PM MSTVFR310° at 6 kt (7 mph)10+ SMNone (clear)7°C / -10°C (45°F / 14°F)30.45 inHg
0055Z5:55 PM MSTVFR260° at 8 kt (9 mph)Gusts 16 kt (18 mph)10+ SMNone (clear)8°C / -11°C (46°F / 12°F)30.44 inHg

Station location

Latitude / longitude
38.7990° N, 106.2190° W
Station elevation
9,829 ft MSL
Where
Near Cottonwood Pass, west of Buena Vista

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Station owned and operated by the Colorado Division of Aeronautics (Mountain AWOS program). AWOS Program page. Reports via the national METAR feed at aviationweather.gov.

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