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Silverton, Colorado

Silverton weather

Elevation 9,318 ftObserved 10:10 PMNearest station Telluride, 12 miForecast grid GJT 121,43

Right now

Station 10:10 PM

Temperature

52°F

Feels like 52°

Wind

5 mph SE

Humidity

58%

Dew point 38°

UV index

0

Low

Air quality

38

Good, PM2.5 1.9

Pressure

29.8 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
71°40°now
Rain chance29%
10 PM6 AM2 PM10 PM6 AM2 PM9 PM
Hour by hour temperature and chance of precipitation
HourTemperatureChance of precipitation
10 PM49 degrees3 percent
11 PM46 degrees4 percent
12 AM46 degrees5 percent
1 AM44 degrees6 percent
2 AM43 degrees8 percent
3 AM43 degrees10 percent
4 AM42 degrees10 percent
5 AM41 degrees11 percent
6 AM40 degrees11 percent
7 AM40 degrees9 percent
8 AM44 degrees8 percent
9 AM49 degrees6 percent
10 AM57 degrees14 percent
11 AM62 degrees21 percent
12 PM65 degrees29 percent
1 PM66 degrees28 percent
2 PM66 degrees28 percent
3 PM67 degrees28 percent
4 PM68 degrees27 percent
5 PM66 degrees27 percent
6 PM64 degrees26 percent
7 PM62 degrees21 percent
8 PM55 degrees16 percent
9 PM52 degrees11 percent
10 PM50 degrees10 percent
11 PM47 degrees9 percent
12 AM46 degrees9 percent
1 AM44 degrees8 percent
2 AM44 degrees7 percent
3 AM43 degrees7 percent
4 AM42 degrees5 percent
5 AM41 degrees3 percent
6 AM40 degrees2 percent
7 AM40 degrees2 percent
8 AM44 degrees3 percent
9 AM51 degrees3 percent
10 AM59 degrees8 percent
11 AM65 degrees17 percent
12 PM69 degrees21 percent
1 PM70 degrees21 percent
2 PM70 degrees21 percent
3 PM71 degrees22 percent
4 PM70 degrees22 percent
5 PM69 degrees22 percent
6 PM67 degrees10 percent
7 PM62 degrees10 percent
8 PM58 degrees10 percent
9 PM53 degrees10 percent

Next seven days

Open a day for what the forecaster wrote
TonightSep 3Partly CloudyLow 40°11%
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind around 5 mph.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
FriSep 4Isolated Rain Showers then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms68° 39°29%
Isolated rain showers between 11am and noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SatSep 5Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms71° 40°22%
A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
SunSep 6Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms71° 42°66%
A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
MonSep 7Showers And Thunderstorms67° 40°79%
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
TueSep 8Chance Showers And Thunderstorms70° 40°50%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction
WedSep 9Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely70° 40°59%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.NWS detailed forecast, Grand Junction

What today means in Silverton

Each line names the number behind it

Cool window: 40° at 6 AM

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

Around Silverton today

Rivers

San Miguel River near Placerville

64 cfs and falling. About 29 miles from Silverton.

7 gauges on the Slope

Trails

Cascade Creek Loop

Hiking, in town.

8 spots within 25 miles

Safety

Gold Mountain Fire

The Gold Mountain Fire was discovered on June 27, 2026, at approximately 5:33 pm 2 miles northeast of Ouray, CO.

Safety and alerts

The long view

Silverton weather in September

The record

At 9,318 feet, September can hand Silverton a summer afternoon and a hard freeze in the same week. Normal for September here is a high near 62 and a low near 41, with about 3.2 inches of precipitation. Tonight's forecast low of 40 is running 4 degrees below the normal 44.

This is one of the coldest towns in the state, ringed by avalanche paths, with a winter that runs from October into May. Through 3 days of September, the warmest afternoon has been 68° and the coolest morning 44°. The month is averaging 4.3 degrees warmer than the thirty year normal.

When it rains in Silverton

September normally brings 3.2 inches of precipitation. No day this month has measured precipitation yet. 4 of the next seven days carry a chance of 30 percent or better.

Normals 1995 to 2024 · Open-Meteo archive

Silverton readings come from the Telluride station 12 miles northwest of town. The forecast is the National Weather Service grid over Silverton itself, cell GJT 121,43. Air quality and the thirty year normals come from Open-Meteo.