NCAR Research Aviation Facility Weather Station
National Center for Atmospheric Research

RAF Weather        Broomfield, CO


This weather station is on top of the RAF hangar to measure wind loading conditions. Do not rely on it to assess the weather, and it cannot be used to verify or replace official weather observations.

The following weather conditions were observed at the NCAR Research Aviation Facility at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport:

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Status: Operational.
Most Recent Previous 24 hours
(May 8 2024, 12:40) Minimum Maximum
Temperature 10.5°C 3.3°C @ 05:30 10.7°C @ 15:05
Dewpoint -10.5°C -12.7°C @ 04:40 -2.7°C @ 12:40
Humidity 22% 21% @ 12:00 57% @ 13:55
Pressure 817 hPa 813 hPa @ 15:15 817 hPa @ 12:40
Aeronautical 1031 hPa 1026 hPa @ 15:15 1031 hPa @ 12:40
Wind Speed 10.3 m/s 4.6 m/s @ 06:55 20.6 m/s @ 13:55
Peak Gust 14.8 m/s 6.5 m/s @ 06:55 30.5 m/s @ 13:55
Wind Chill -0.8°C -14.3°C @ 13:55 2.2°C @ 16:55
Wind Dir 284° (from the WNW)
Rain 0.0 mm

The value -99.9 represents invalid or missing data.


Weather Plots (5-minute, metric units)

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The realtime information is updated every five minutes. Weekly plots are generated just after noon and midnight (local) every day, while monthly plots are only generated just after midnight (local).

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This weather station web site was designed at the Earth Observing Laboratory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, USA, sponsored by NSF.

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Created: 20-May-2001
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