Outdoor conditions in

Basalt

Colorado
Freeze WatchFreeze Watch issued October 14 at 10:03PM MDT until October 16 at 10:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction COOfficial NWS alert
Now
  1. 34°Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers24% rain96% humidityGusts 6 mph
  2. 33°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain95% humidityGusts 7 mph
  3. 36°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain87% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 39°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain80% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain68% humidityGusts 14 mph
  6. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain56% humidityGusts 16 mph
  7. 52°Mostly Sunny10% rain47% humidityGusts 20 mph
  8. 54°Sunny5% rain40% humidityGusts 22 mph
  9. 56°Sunny0% rain36% humidityGusts 23 mph
  10. 56°Sunny0% rain35% humidityGusts 22 mph
  11. 53°Sunny0% rain37% humidityGusts 20 mph
  12. 50°Clear0% rain40% humidityGusts 18 mph
  13. 45°Clear0% rain48% humidityGusts 17 mph
  14. 42°Clear0% rain53% humidityGusts 17 mph
  15. 39°Clear0% rain57% humidityGusts 16 mph
  16. 36°Clear0% rain62% humidityGusts 15 mph
  17. 35°Mostly Clear0% rain63% humidityGusts 14 mph
  18. 34°Mostly Clear0% rain63% humidityGusts 13 mph
  19. 33°Mostly Clear0% rain61% humidityGusts 12 mph
  20. 32°Mostly Clear0% rain59% humidityGusts 12 mph
  21. 30°Mostly Clear0% rain59% humidityGusts 10 mph
  22. 30°Mostly Clear0% rain58% humidityGusts 10 mph
  23. 28°Mostly Clear0% rain57% humidityGusts 10 mph
  24. 28°Sunny0% rain55% humidityGusts 10 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
26%
Humidity
35–97%
Wind
23 mph
Fri

Friday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
22–63%
Wind
16 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
22–52%
Wind
16 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
4%
Humidity
25–55%
Wind
15 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
4%
Humidity
36–64%
Wind
17 mph
  1. 56° / 33°Today looks fairly quiet.26% rain · Humidity 35–97% · Wind 23 mph
  2. 61° / 27°Friday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 22–63% · Wind 16 mph
  3. 63° / 33°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 22–52% · Wind 16 mph
  4. 62° / 36°Sunday looks fairly quiet.4% rain · Humidity 25–55% · Wind 15 mph
  5. 63° / 39°Monday looks fairly quiet.4% rain · Humidity 36–64% · Wind 17 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Aspen area · Updated Thu 7:26 AM
31GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 6:45 AM

Air near ground31 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Basalt radar

An active official alert is in effect. Its affected area is described above the briefing.

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Basalt.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
96%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
6 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Aspen area, about 17 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Basalt, CO, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.