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Grand Junction, Colorado Weather

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

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

Grand Junction, CO
Thursday, June 4 at 8:05 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
9%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Grand Junction, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGrand Junction, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 94°
Grand Junction, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    94°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    97°62°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    96°65°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    91°67°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Clear
    91°64°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    96°66°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    86°68°-10°
Grand Junction, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
341° · backing 58°
Direction
NNW
341°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 24 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1910SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 58° from the nnw.
Grand Junction, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
858.4
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.35 inHg
Now
858.4
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 853860
845850855860865-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW859.5852.5854.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Grand Junction, CO
Air quality
44
AQI
Moderate
+19 in 6hPeak ~68 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 75 now. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 9.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 97 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
27μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
122μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 75 now. With UV 9.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 97 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 75
UV peak
9.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 97

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 26.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.27
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Grand Junction, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
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
20:05 UTC ·Grand Junction, 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
20:05 UTC ·Grand Junction, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Grand Junction, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Grand Junction, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Grand Junction, CO
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:18 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
3:09 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Grand Junction, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:42 AM
Moonset
3:22 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Grand Junction, CO
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grand Junction at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (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.

ZIP codes in Grand Junction

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.