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Bayfield, Colorado Weather

Heat hardens the dust. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bayfield, CO
Thursday, June 4 at 9:37 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
54%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Bayfield, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBayfield, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 80°
Bayfield, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    80°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°57°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    87°52°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    83°51°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    84°49°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.02″
    86°54°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    73°54°-13°
Bayfield, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
046° · backing 152°
Direction
NE
046°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 277SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 152° from the ne.
Bayfield, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
789.8
+5.5 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 23.32 inHg
Now
789.8
mb
3h
+5.5
mb
12h
+5.3
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 788795
780785790795800-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW795.4788.4793.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Bayfield, CO
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-18 in 6h

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bayfield, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
71.1mi
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
09:37 UTC ·Bayfield, 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
09:37 UTC ·Bayfield, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Bayfield, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bayfield, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bayfield, CO
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:21 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
2:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Bayfield, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
5:33 AM
Moonset
3:23 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Bayfield, CO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Heat hardens the dust

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bayfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (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

Peak growing season

As of June 4, 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Bayfield

SPC has placed Bayfield 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 Bayfield

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.