Telluride, Colorado Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Telluride weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast13%—68°48°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——73°53°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast26%—75°50°+2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——70°44°-5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——73°43°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast13%—76°42°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle10%0.17″64°44°-12°
Ozone at AQI 63 now. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:08 AM
- Moonset
- 4:26 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Heat hardens the dust
Telluride at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (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 5, 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 — Telluride
SPC has placed Telluride in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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.