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Gunnison, Colorado

Gunnison weather

Elevation 7,703 ftObserved 4:10 PMNearest station Gunnison, in townForecast grid GJT 150,73

Right now

Station 4:10 PM

Temperature

61°F

Feels like 61°

Wind

–

Wind to 5 mph by 4 PM

Humidity

39%

Dew point 36°

UV index

–

Air quality

–

Pressure

–

Visibility

10 mi

Hour by hour

Through tomorrow evening

Temperature over rain chance, sharing one hour axis. Drag across it to read any hour.

NWS hourly grid · Updated 1h ago
63°33°now
Rain chance46%
4 PM12 AM8 AM4 PM12 AM8 AM3 PM
Hour by hour temperature and chance of precipitation
HourTemperatureChance of precipitation
4 PM58 degrees28 percent
5 PM58 degrees27 percent
6 PM57 degrees25 percent
7 PM53 degrees22 percent
8 PM48 degrees18 percent
9 PM46 degrees14 percent
10 PM43 degrees11 percent
11 PM41 degrees9 percent
12 AM39 degrees6 percent
1 AM38 degrees6 percent
2 AM37 degrees6 percent
3 AM36 degrees6 percent
4 AM36 degrees6 percent
5 AM35 degrees7 percent
6 AM34 degrees8 percent
7 AM34 degrees8 percent
8 AM34 degrees8 percent
9 AM38 degrees8 percent
10 AM45 degrees8 percent
11 AM50 degrees8 percent
12 PM53 degrees12 percent
1 PM59 degrees12 percent
2 PM61 degrees12 percent
3 PM62 degrees13 percent
4 PM63 degrees13 percent
5 PM62 degrees13 percent
6 PM59 degrees0 percent
7 PM54 degrees0 percent
8 PM49 degrees0 percent
9 PM46 degrees0 percent
10 PM44 degrees0 percent
11 PM42 degrees0 percent
12 AM40 degrees0 percent
1 AM38 degrees0 percent
2 AM36 degrees0 percent
3 AM35 degrees0 percent
4 AM34 degrees0 percent
5 AM34 degrees0 percent
6 AM33 degrees2 percent
7 AM33 degrees2 percent
8 AM36 degrees2 percent
9 AM39 degrees2 percent
10 AM44 degrees2 percent
11 AM50 degrees2 percent
12 PM56 degrees46 percent
1 PM58 degrees46 percent
2 PM60 degrees46 percent
3 PM63 degrees46 percent

Next seven days

Open a day for what the forecaster wrote
TodayOct 19Chance Showers And Thunderstorms62° 34°28%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
TueOct 20Mostly Sunny63° 33°13%
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 0 to 5 mph.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
WedOct 21Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms63° 41°84%
A chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
ThuOct 22Rain Showers61° 41°93%
Rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 61.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
FriOct 23Chance Showers And Thunderstorms59° 30°50%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SatOct 24Chance Rain Showers55° 27°28%
A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SunOct 25Sunny58° 28°10%
Sunny, with a high near 58.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction

What today means in Gunnison

Each line names the number behind it

Frost possible by morning, low near 34

Cover tender plants and move pots against the house. Cold air pools in the low spots, so gardens on a slope come through better.

Cool window: 34° at 6 AM

The day climbs about 28 degrees from there, so anything outside is easier before the middle of the morning.

The long view

Gunnison weather in October

The record

October pulls the mornings down fast in Gunnison while the afternoons hold on. The forecast below comes from the National Weather Service grid over the town itself, so it reads 7,703 feet rather than the valley station.

The town sits in a high mountain basin that regularly records the coldest morning in the lower forty eight and still hits the eighties in July.

When it rains in Gunnison

In the current forecast the chance peaks around 12 PM at 46 percent. 3 of the next seven days carry a chance of 30 percent or better.

Gunnison readings come from the Gunnison station in town. The forecast is the National Weather Service grid over Gunnison itself, cell GJT 150,73. Air quality data by Open-Meteo.