Gunnison, Colorado Weather
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Gunnison weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——81°41°—
- WednesdayJun 17Mostly Clear——84°51°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——86°47°+2°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——87°45°+1°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——84°48°-3°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——82°40°-2°
- MondayJun 22Overcast——84°40°+2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:00 AM
- Moonset
- 9:53 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Thunderheads build by noon
Gunnison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Gunnison
- Tue82°41°0%
- Wed84°51°0%
- Thu86°47°0%
- Fri87°45°5%
- Sat84°48°5%
- Sun82°40°0%
- Mon84°40°1%
- Tue85°43°2%
- Wed85°46°2%
- Thu89°45°4%
- Fri91°47°4%
- Sat90°46°3%
- Sun88°43°6%
- Mon80°44°17%
- Tue79°48°27%
- Wed74°45°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of June 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.
ZIP codes in Gunnison
- 81230
- 81231