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The answer is simple. Every other weather site, including NOAA, Weather Channel, Weather.com, AccuWeather and all the others, provide current conditions that are actually reported from the Montrose Regional Airport (KMTJ) located about 22 miles away! Given the regional geography and microclimates, you may as well be getting your information from a station in Denver.

DeltaWeatherCam.com operates a state of the art commercial weather station on California Mesa less than a mile from downtown Delta, CO. We provide true local weather information and current conditions, including lightning and storm tracking.

Next time you see a newspaper, city or county web site, or any other media reporting 'local' current conditions for Delta, check the real source of the data. Let them know that DeltaWeatherCam.com offers accurate, truly local current conditions for our area, and is happy to share its data with anyone interested at no charge.

 

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	Beaufort Scale of Wind Speeds - - Temp 26.5° F
	Beaufort Wind Scale Developed in 1805 by Sir Francis Beaufort of England Force Wind (mph) WMO* Classification Appearance of Wind Effects On Land On the Water 0 Less than 1 Calm Calm, smoke rises vertically Sea surface smooth and mirror-like 1 1-3 Light Air Smoke drift indicates wind direction, still wind vanes Scaly ripples, no foam crests 2 4-7 Light Breeze Wind felt on face, leaves rustle, vanes begin to move Small wavelets, crests glassy, no breaking 3 8-12 Gentle Breeze Leaves and small twigs constantly moving, light flags extended Large wavelets, crests begin to break, scattered whitecaps 4 13-18 Moderate Breeze Dust, leaves, and loose paper lifted, small tree branches move Small waves 1-4 ft. becoming longer, numerous whitecaps 5 19-24 Fresh Breeze Small trees in leaf begin to sway Moderate waves 4-8 ft taking longer form, many whitecaps, some spray 6 25-31 Strong Breeze Larger tree branches moving, whistling in wires Larger waves 8-13 ft, whitecaps common, more spray 7 32-38 Near Gale or Moderate Gale Whole trees moving, resistance felt walking against wind Sea heaps up, waves 13-20 ft, white foam streaks off breakers 8 39-46 Fresh Gale or Gale Whole trees in motion, resistance felt walking against wind Moderately high (13-20 ft) waves of greater length, edges of crests begin to break into spindrift, foam blown in streaks 9 47-54 Strong Gale Slight structural damage occurs, slate blows off roofs High waves (20 ft), sea begins to roll, dense streaks of foam, spray may reduce visibility 10 55-63 Whole Gale or Storm Seldom experienced on land, trees broken or uprooted, "considerable structural damage" Very high waves (20-30 ft) with overhanging crests, sea white with densely blown foam, heavy rolling, lowered visibility 11 64-74 Violent Storm Very rarely experienced, accompanied by widespread damage Exceptionally high (30-45 ft) waves, foam patches cover sea, visibility more reduced 12 75+ Hurricane Devastation occurs Air filled with foam, waves over 45 ft, sea completely white with driving spray, visibility greatly reduced *WMO - World Meteorological Organization