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Keystone, Colorado Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Keystone weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Keystone, CO
Thursday, June 4 at 5:37 PM
60
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
51°
Humidity
17%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Keystone, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKeystone, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 44 to 62 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 44°H 62°
Keystone, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    64°40°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    66°44°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    0.03″
    71°43°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    65°40°-6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    23%
    68°39°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    13%
    70°40°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    17%
    0.08″
    67°42°-3°
Keystone, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · backing 24°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 23 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2416SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Keystone, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
690.5
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 20.39 inHg
Now
690.5
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
+3.4
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 685692
680685690695700-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW691.5685.1688.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Keystone, CO
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
+5 in 6hPeak ~74 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 73 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 57
Keystone, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
68%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
173.9mi
UNLIMITED
183 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:37 UTC ·Keystone, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:37 UTC ·Keystone, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Keystone, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Keystone, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Keystone, CO
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:06 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
3:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Keystone, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:33 AM
Moonset
3:10 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Keystone, CO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Keystone at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Keystone

SPC has placed Keystone in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Keystone

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.