Colorado Springs Weather
Independent local weather observations from Colorado Springs, Colorado near the base of Pikes Peak.
Local observations from Colorado Springs
This station is powered by a Davis Vantage Vue weather station. Sensor data is collected every second and the website is updated approximately every five seconds.
Weather information is processed with Weather Display software and published to this website for local viewing.
Core observation equipment
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs sits near the base of Pikes Peak on the eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains and about 60 miles south of Denver.
The city itself is more than one mile above sea level, with elevations varying considerably across the Colorado Springs area. This weather station is located at approximately 6,791 feet.
El Paso County and the Pikes Peak region
Colorado Springs is the county seat of El Paso County and is closely identified with Pikes Peak, the Front Range, military installations, outdoor recreation and the U.S. Olympic movement.
The area has a long history beginning with Indigenous peoples, followed by settlement during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush era and the founding and incorporation of Colorado Springs in the 1870s.
From the sensors to cospringsweather.com
The Davis console receives data from the station sensors and is connected to a dedicated computer. Weather Display captures the observations and transfers the data to the website using secure file transfer. The website is hosted by IONOS.
A scheduled process also checks National Weather Service alert information for use on the site.
