Weather

Aspen, CO

Right Now
49°
Fair
  • Humidity: 45%
  • Feels Like: 46°
  • Heat Index: 49°
  • Wind: 8 mph
  • Wind Chill: 46°
  • UV Index: 7 High
  • Sunrise: 06:52:41 AM
  • Sunset: 07:08:17 PM
  • Dew Point: 29°
  • Visibility: 10 mi

Today

Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 72F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

A few clouds from time to time. Low 48F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tomorrow

Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 71F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Weather Alert

...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM 900 AM
FRIDAY UNTIL 900 AM SATURDAY...

THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT HAS
ISSUED THE FOLLOWING...

WHAT...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE.

WHERE...ROUTT, JACKSON, GRAND, EAGLE, SUMMIT, GILPIN, CLEAR CREEK,
PITKIN, LAKE, PARK, GUNNISON, AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES. LOCATIONS
INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CLARK, WALDEN,
COALMONT, RAND, HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS, EAGLE, BRECKENRIDGE, CENTRAL
CITY, GEORGETOWN, ASPEN, LEADVILLE, FAIRPLAY, GUNNISON, AND
SALIDA.

WHEN...900 AM FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18 TO 900 AM SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19

IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SMOKE HAS BEEN OBSERVED FRIDAY MORNING
ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO FROM A COMBINATION OF THE MIDDLE FORK
WILDFIRE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTH OF STEAMBOAT
SPRINGS, AND OUT- OF-STATE WILDFIRES. SMOKE CONCENTRATIONS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE FRIDAY MORNING AS ATMOSPHERIC MIXING
INCREASES, WITH THE SLOWEST IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED FOR VALLEY
LOCATIONS. TRANSPORT WINDS AT THE MIDDLE FORK WILDFIRE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BE OUT OF A WESTERLY DIRECTION, SENDING SMOKE TO
LOCATIONS EAST OF THE FIRE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. BY LATE FRIDAY
EVENING, SMOKE FROM THE FIRE WILL DRAIN TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST
ALONG THE MAD CREEK DRAINAGE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST SMOKE WILL LIKELY BE ALONG ROUTT COUNTY ROAD 129 BETWEEN
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND CLARK. ADDITIONALLY, AN INCREASE IN SMOKE
FROM OUT-OF-STATE FIRES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA
BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

HEALTH INFORMATION...PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS: IF SMOKE IS
THICK OR BECOMES THICK IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD YOU MAY WANT TO REMAIN
INDOORS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE WITH HEART DISEASE,
RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES, THE VERY YOUNG, AND THE ELDERLY. CONSIDER
LIMITING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY WHEN MODERATE TO HEAVY SMOKE IS PRESENT.
CONSIDER RELOCATING TEMPORARILY IF SMOKE IS PRESENT INDOORS AND IS
MAKING YOU ILL. IF VISIBILITY IS LESS THAN 5 MILES IN SMOKE IN
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SMOKE HAS REACHED LEVELS THAT ARE UNHEALTHY.

Next 12 Hours

Time
Temp
Precip
3 AM
49°
0%
3 AM
49°

Wind: S @ 8mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 46%

Wind Chill: 46°

Heat Index: 49°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

4 AM
49°
0%
4 AM
49°

Wind: S @ 7mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 47%

Wind Chill: 45°

Heat Index: 49°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

5 AM
49°
0%
5 AM
49°

Wind: S @ 7mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 47%

Wind Chill: 46°

Heat Index: 49°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

6 AM
49°
0%
6 AM
49°

Wind: S @ 7mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 47%

Wind Chill: 46°

Heat Index: 49°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

7 AM
48°
0%
7 AM
48°

Wind: S @ 6mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 50%

Wind Chill: 45°

Heat Index: 48°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

8 AM
50°
0%
8 AM
50°

Wind: SSE @ 5mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 50%

Wind Chill: 48°

Heat Index: 50°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

9 AM
55°
0%
9 AM
55°

Wind: S @ 4mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 43%

Wind Chill: 55°

Heat Index: 55°

UV Index: 1 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

10 AM
61°
0%
10 AM
61°

Wind: WSW @ 6mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 36%

Wind Chill: 60°

Heat Index: 61°

UV Index: 3 Moderate

Visibility: 10 mi

11 AM
65°
0%
11 AM
65°

Wind: W @ 7mph

Precip: 0% Chance

Humidity: 30%

Wind Chill: 65°

Heat Index: 65°

UV Index: 5 Moderate

Visibility: 10 mi

12 PM
69°
3%
12 PM
69°

Wind: WSW @ 10mph

Precip: 3% Chance

Humidity: 25%

Wind Chill: 69°

Heat Index: 69°

UV Index: 6 High

Visibility: 10 mi

1 PM
70°
3%
1 PM
70°

Wind: W @ 11mph

Precip: 3% Chance

Humidity: 22%

Wind Chill: 70°

Heat Index: 70°

UV Index: 6 High

Visibility: 10 mi

2 PM
70°
3%
2 PM
70°

Wind: WSW @ 11mph

Precip: 3% Chance

Humidity: 22%

Wind Chill: 70°

Heat Index: 70°

UV Index: 6 High

Visibility: 10 mi

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