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Telluride, Colorado Weather

The first anvil tops. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Telluride, CO
Tuesday, June 16 at 10:05 PM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
15%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:48 PM
Sunset
2:35 PM
Telluride, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTelluride, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 77°
Telluride, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Mostly Clear
    73°48°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    77°52°+4°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    76°53°-1°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    78°50°+2°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    74°47°-4°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    76°45°+2°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    76°46°
Telluride, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
279° · veering 171°
Direction
W
279°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 18 @ 12:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 287SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Telluride, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
723.2
-4.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 21.36 inHg
Now
723.2
mb
3h
-4.2
mb
12h
-7.5
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 723731
715720725730735740-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW731.4723.2723.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Telluride, CO
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11
Telluride, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
04:05 UTC · Telluride, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:05 UTC · Telluride, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Telluride, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Telluride, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Telluride, CO
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
11:48 PM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
2:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Telluride, CO
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
8:22 AM
Moonset
10:44 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Telluride, CO
Microseason
Jun 16–20

The first anvil tops

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Telluride at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Telluride

  1. Tue73°48°0%
  2. Wed77°52°1%
  3. Thu76°53°1%
  4. Fri78°50°6%
  5. Sat74°47°1%
  6. Sun76°45°0%
  7. Mon76°46°1%
  8. Tue78°47°5%
  9. Wed81°50°4%
  10. Thu79°50°6%
  11. Fri78°47°15%
  12. Sat75°46°9%
  13. Sun76°46°10%
  14. Mon78°45°14%
  15. Tue80°49°14%
  16. Wed81°49°30%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Telluride

  • 81435

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.