Salida, CO Weather Forecast
Chaffee County, Colorado
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Salida, 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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Salida, CO at a glance
Salida is home to about 5,900 people in Chaffee County, across 2.8 square miles. It ranks 75th by population of 105 places in Colorado with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Buena Vista, 22 miles away.
- County
- Chaffee County
- Population
- 5,900 2023 est.
- Land area
- 2.8 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 2,113
- Forecast point
- 38.5299°N, 105.9979°W
How well can the network see Salida?
The nearest Doppler radar is KPUX (Pueblo, CO), to the E. Its lowest scan passes about 9,400 ft above Salida. At that range the beam overshoots the base of a storm. If a warning for Salida looks unsupported on radar, trust the warning.
The closest weather station is KANK (Salida/Alexander Fld). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Salida
- Buena Vista, CO22 mi
- Cañon City, CO42 mi
- Florence, CO50 mi
- Gunnison, CO50 mi
- Leadville, CO52 mi
- Woodland Park, CO60 mi
- Manitou Springs, CO63 mi
- Aspen, CO64 mi
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