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Gunnison, Colorado

Gunnison weather

Elevation 7,703 ftObserved 9:50 PMNearest station Gunnison, in townForecast grid GJT 150,73

Right now

Station 9:50 PM

Temperature

62°F

Feels like 62°

Wind

5 mph W

Humidity

38%

Dew point 37°

UV index

0

Low

Air quality

38

Good, PM2.5 1.7

Pressure

29.7 in

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
79°42°now
Rain chance19%
10 PM6 AM2 PM10 PM6 AM2 PM9 PM
Hour by hour temperature and chance of precipitation
HourTemperatureChance of precipitation
10 PM58 degrees1 percent
11 PM54 degrees1 percent
12 AM51 degrees2 percent
1 AM50 degrees2 percent
2 AM48 degrees3 percent
3 AM46 degrees3 percent
4 AM44 degrees3 percent
5 AM43 degrees3 percent
6 AM42 degrees3 percent
7 AM42 degrees3 percent
8 AM47 degrees2 percent
9 AM54 degrees2 percent
10 AM63 degrees4 percent
11 AM69 degrees6 percent
12 PM74 degrees9 percent
1 PM78 degrees12 percent
2 PM78 degrees15 percent
3 PM78 degrees19 percent
4 PM78 degrees16 percent
5 PM76 degrees13 percent
6 PM73 degrees10 percent
7 PM71 degrees12 percent
8 PM66 degrees14 percent
9 PM62 degrees16 percent
10 PM59 degrees11 percent
11 PM58 degrees6 percent
12 AM56 degrees2 percent
1 AM54 degrees1 percent
2 AM52 degrees1 percent
3 AM50 degrees0 percent
4 AM48 degrees0 percent
5 AM47 degrees0 percent
6 AM46 degrees1 percent
7 AM45 degrees1 percent
8 AM49 degrees1 percent
9 AM55 degrees1 percent
10 AM64 degrees3 percent
11 AM69 degrees6 percent
12 PM74 degrees8 percent
1 PM78 degrees8 percent
2 PM78 degrees8 percent
3 PM78 degrees14 percent
4 PM79 degrees14 percent
5 PM77 degrees14 percent
6 PM75 degrees5 percent
7 PM73 degrees5 percent
8 PM67 degrees5 percent
9 PM61 degrees5 percent

Next seven days

Open a day for what the forecaster wrote
TonightSep 3Mostly ClearLow 41°3%
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
FriSep 4Mostly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms79° 45°19%
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SatSep 5Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms79° 46°14%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SunSep 6Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms80° 48°39%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
MonSep 7Showers And Thunderstorms Likely76° 45°61%
A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
TueSep 8Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms78° 45°29%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
WedSep 9Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms79° 46°37%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction

What today means in Gunnison

Each line names the number behind it

Cool window: 42° at 6 AM

The day climbs about 37 degrees from there, so anything outside is easier before the middle of the morning.

Around Gunnison today

Trails

Chicken Wing

Hiking, in town.

8 spots within 25 miles

Safety

Elk Fire

The 2026 Elk Fire started by lighting on 7-9-2026.

Safety and alerts

The long view

Gunnison weather in September

The record

September 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. Through 3 days of September, the warmest afternoon has been 79° and the coolest morning 43°.

When it rains in Gunnison

No day this month has measured precipitation yet. 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.