Weather Forecast for Buena Vista

Colorado, United States of America

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Current Weather - Buena Vista: 18°C

Colorado, United States of America

Partly cloudy

Feels like 18°C

Wind

22 km/h WSW

Humidity

12%

Pressure

1011 mb

UV Index

8

Visibility

16 km

Sunny

Sunny

Thursday, April 16, 2026

High

13°C

Low

-5°C

Rain Chance

0%

Hourly Forecast

Clear 1°C
22:00
Clear 0°C
23:00
Apr 17

Day Statistics

Maximum Wind

28 km/h

Humidity

47%

Precipitation

0 mm

UV Index

2

Visibility

10 km

Rain Chance

0%

Snow Chance

0%

Sun & Moon

Sunrise

06:26 AM

Sunset

07:43 PM

Moonrise

05:44 AM

Moonset

07:13 PM

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Moon Illumination

3%

Air Quality

PM2.5

4.5

μg/m³

PM10

11

μg/m³

NO₂

2.9

μg/m³

O₃

103.8

μg/m³

SO₂

1.1

μg/m³

CO

132

μg/m³

US EPA Index: 1 GB DEFRA Index: 1

Solar Radiation Data

Shortwave Radiation

987.08

Diffuse Radiation

74.51

DNI

0

GTI

88.1

Weather Alerts

Red Flag Warning issued April 16 at 1:08AM MDT until April 16 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County; Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek; San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache; Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass; Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Crowley County Including Ordway; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas; Prowers County Including Lamar Apr 16, 01:08 AM - Apr 16, 05:15 PM
Severity: Severe Urgency: Expected

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 234, 235 and 236. * TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph across the plains and up to 60 mph across the high country. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent across the mountains and as low as 7 percent across the plains. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Event: Red Flag Warning Certainty: Likely Category: Met

Red Flag Warning issued April 15 at 11:33PM MDT until April 16 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

Central and Southeast Park County; Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County Apr 15, 11:33 PM - Apr 16, 04:00 PM
Severity: Severe Urgency: Expected

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 214, 216, 241, 246 and 247. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Event: Red Flag Warning Certainty: Likely Category: Met

Freeze Watch issued April 16 at 1:38AM MDT until April 18 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft; Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Eastern Las Animas County; Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County; Springfield Vicinity/Baca County Apr 16, 01:38 AM - Apr 16, 11:00 AM
Severity: Severe Urgency: Future

* WHAT...Widespread temperatures in the 20s are expected by Saturday morning with teens across Monument Hill. * WHERE...All of the Southeast CO Plains. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Event: Freeze Watch Certainty: Possible Category: Met

Freeze Watch issued April 16 at 10:36AM MDT until April 18 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft; Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Eastern Las Animas County; Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County; Springfield Vicinity/Baca County Apr 16, 10:36 AM - Apr 16, 06:45 PM
Severity: Severe Urgency: Future

* WHAT...Widespread temperatures in the 20s are expected by Saturday morning with teens across Monument Hill. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and southeast Colorado. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Event: Freeze Watch Certainty: Possible Category: Met