11:58 Local  KDNN 061658Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM BKN040 16/03 A3026 RMK AO2=

12:18 Local  KDNN 061718Z AUTO 15012G18KT 10SM OVC042 16/03 A3025 RMK AO2=

12:38 Local  KDNN 061738Z AUTO 15009G14KT 10SM SCT040 OVC046 16/03 A3024 RMK AO2=

 

1:17 Local  KDNN 061817Z AUTO 14012KT 10SM OVC046 17/04 A3022 RMK AO2=

 

That certainly sheds some light on what Mr. Laing was dealing with.  Overcast skies.  It explains why ATC was vectoring him away from mountainous terrain.

 

Mike Easley

Colorado Springs