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Steamboat Springs, Colorado Weather

Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Steamboat Springs, CO
Monday, June 15 at 12:13 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
41%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Sunset
2:39 PM
Steamboat Springs, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSteamboat Springs, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 76°
Steamboat Springs, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    76°53°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    81°53°+5°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    83°47°+2°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Partly Cloudy
    81°46°-2°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    86°49°+5°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    32%
    86°51°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Partly Cloudy
    25%
    83°48°-3°
Steamboat Springs, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
095° · backing 17°
Direction
E
095°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
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 9 · pk 32 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2410SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Steamboat Springs, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
794.2
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 23.45 inHg
Now
794.2
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 790798
785790795800805-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW798.3790.1794.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Steamboat Springs, CO
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Steamboat Springs, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
96.0mi
UNLIMITED
162 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
06:13 UTC · Steamboat Springs, 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
06:13 UTC · Steamboat Springs, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Steamboat Springs, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Steamboat Springs, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Steamboat Springs, CO
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
2:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Steamboat Springs, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
5:42 AM
Moonset
9:00 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Steamboat Springs, CO
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Paintbrush crowns the ridges

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Steamboat Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Steamboat Springs

  1. Mon76°53°1%
  2. Tue81°53°1%
  3. Wed83°47°0%
  4. Thu81°46°0%
  5. Fri86°49°3%
  6. Sat86°51°32%
  7. Sun83°48°25%
  8. Mon85°46°12%
  9. Tue91°49°4%
  10. Wed91°52°3%
  11. Thu91°54°9%
  12. Fri87°55°10%
  13. Sat90°53°13%
  14. Sun84°53°13%
  15. Mon82°53°18%

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

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 15, 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 Steamboat Springs

  • 80487

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.