Telluride, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Telluride weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Clear——75°51°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——78°56°+3°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle41%—73°49°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle50%0.05″76°49°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—82°52°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—82°54°0°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——82°53°0°
AQI 104 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 88. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 88. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 88
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Telluride at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81435
16-Day Forecast — Telluride
- Sat75°51°1%
- Sun78°56°0%
- Mon73°49°41%
- Tue76°49°50%
- Wed82°52°14%
- Thu82°54°10%
- Fri82°53°6%
- Sat86°52°12%
- Sun88°52°22%
- Mon92°55°31%
- Tue92°54°39%
- Wed91°55°51%
- Thu91°56°61%
- Fri90°54°61%
- Sat81°50°55%
- Sun80°52°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 includes Telluride in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- 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.
ZIP codes in Telluride
- 81435