Buena Vista, CO Weather Forecast
Chaffee County, Colorado
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Buena Vista, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Buena Vista, CO at a glance
Buena Vista is home to about 3,080 people in Chaffee County, across 3.5 square miles. It ranks 96th by population of 105 places in Colorado with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Salida, 22 miles away.
- County
- Chaffee County
- Population
- 3,080 2023 est.
- Land area
- 3.5 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 886
- Forecast point
- 38.8320°N, 106.1387°W
How well can the network see Buena Vista?
The nearest Doppler radar is KFTG (Denver, CO), to the NE. Its lowest scan passes about 10,800 ft above Buena Vista. At that range the beam overshoots the base of a storm. If a warning for Buena Vista looks unsupported on radar, trust the warning.
The closest weather station is KAEJ (Buena Vista/Central Colorado Rgnl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Buena Vista
- Salida, CO22 mi
- Leadville, CO30 mi
- Aspen, CO45 mi
- Breckenridge, CO46 mi
- Gunnison, CO47 mi
- Snowmass Village, CO51 mi
- Frisco, CO52 mi
- Cañon City, CO56 mi
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