Buena Vista, CO Weather

Chaffee County10:26 AM MDT38.84°N, 106.13°WElevation 7,943 ft

Current conditions

Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
39°
Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Feels like 37°
High 52°·Low 25°
WindW 5 mph
Humidity76%
Dew point32°
Cloud cover40%
Sunrise7:26 AM
Sunset6:13 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Monday

    A slight chance of rain and snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  • Monday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 5 mph.

  • Tuesday

    Sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 days ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers 39°17%
  2. 11 AM Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers 43°17%
  3. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 47°12%
  4. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 50°12%
  5. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 51°12%
  6. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 51°12%
  7. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 51°12%
  8. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 49°12%
  9. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 46°10%
  10. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 42°10%
  11. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 38°10%
  12. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 35°10%
  13. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 33°10%
  14. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 32°10%
  15. Tue12 AM Mostly Clear 31°
  16. 1 AM Mostly Clear 30°
  17. 2 AM Mostly Clear 29°
  18. 3 AM Mostly Clear 28°
  19. 4 AM Mostly Clear 27°
  20. 5 AM Mostly Clear 27°
  21. 6 AM Sunny 27°
  22. 7 AM Sunny 29°
  23. 8 AM Sunny 31°
  24. 9 AM Sunny 35°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny16%33°61°
  2. SatOct 24 Rain Showers Rain Showers99%33°49°
  3. SunOct 25 Chance Rain And Snow Showers Chance Rain And Snow Showers63%30°50°
  4. TodayOct 26 Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Mostly Sunny Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Mostly Sunny17%25°52°
  5. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny26°55°
  6. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny26°54°
  7. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny12%28°54°
  8. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy28°56°
  9. SatOct 31 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy28°59°
  10. SunNov 1 Cloudy Cloudy29°55°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

15
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • MonGood
  • TueGood

Aspen, CO reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:26 AM
Sunset 6:13 PM
Daylight 10 h 46 min (−2 min 20 s tomorrow)
Full Moon · 100% lit
Moonrise 6:09 PM Moonset 8:04 AM
Full moon Nov 24 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low58° / 26°
Month to date1.53 in (normal 0.66 in)

Buena Vista 2s, records since 1905. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in PUB, issued 5 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Drier and warmer starting today, lasting through most of the week.

- Pattern change arrives this weekend, bringing cooler and more active weather to the region again.

Short Term

Issued at 1258 AM MDT Mon Oct 26 2026

Any lingering showers out east will dissipate by late morning, giving way to warmer and drier conditions across the region. High temperatures for today will be in the 60s out east, with 50s over the valleys. Cloud cover will decrease substantially, with relatively light winds. Overall, a warm and mild fall day. That being said, ongoing high flows across the Rio Grande and Conejos Rivers will continue for at least another few days. Conditions should be closely monitored for ongoing impacts.

Long Term

Issued at 1258 AM MDT Mon Oct 26 2026

Warm and dry through the rest of the week. Temperatures will continue to reach into the high-60s to low-70s each day over the plains and 50s in the valleys, with generally mild weather across the region.

Our next pattern change will arrive around this weekend. A broad upper trough and associated low pressure system will amplify over the Pacific Northwest, digging south and moving onshore by Saturday. Flow aloft over our area will turn southwesterly, bringing in more moisture to the mountains, and then possibly the rest of the CWA as well. There still is a lot of deviation between model solutions, so time will tell how impactful the system will actually be for our area. We should see a decent chance at some more widespread precipitation, and hopefully more snow for the mountains.

Aviation

Issued at 521 AM MDT Mon Oct 26 2026

KCOS and KPUB: MVFR to VFR conditions are expected at the start of this TAF period, with VFR conditions developing by mid morning for both TAF sites. Low levels currently in place will keep conditions hovering around MVFR to VFR conditions this morning. These clouds are anticipated to dissipate by mid morning, with mostly clear skies prevailing thereafter. Along with that, there is potential for fog development Monday night into Tuesday morning, especially for KCOS. Otherwise, dry conditions with relatively light winds at and less than 10 knots is expected through this TAF period.

KALS: LIFR to IFR conditions are expected at the start of this TAF period, with VFR conditons developing by mid morning. Low level clouds and fog are expected within the San Luis Valley this morning, which will keep visibilities and ceilings in LIFR and IFR conditions. This fog and low level clouds are anticipated to dissipate by mid morning, with mostly clear skies prevailing thereafter. Along with that, there is potential for additional fog development Monday night into Tuesday morning. Otherwise, dry conditions with relatively light winds at and less than 10 knots is expected through this TAF period.

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