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I-70 Colorado Road Conditions
Radar, DOT cameras and live pavement conditions on the 450 miles of I-70 in Colorado — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.
Updated Sep 14, 2026 8:27 PM MDT · Mostly dry, wet in places
Lowest 58°F near Vail, Colorado · Highest wind 16 mph near Denver, Colorado
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Interstate 70 crosses Colorado for 450 miles, from the Utah line west of Grand Junction to the Kansas line at Burlington, and in between it climbs through Glenwood Canyon, over Vail Pass and into the Eisenhower–Johnson Memorial Tunnel at 11,158 feet — the highest point on the Interstate Highway System. The eastern half runs flat and straight across the plains, so the two ends of the drive routinely have nothing in common with the middle.
- Road system: Interstate Highway System
- Length: 450 miles
- Highest point: Eisenhower–Johnson Tunnel, 11,158 ft
- Mountain passes: Vail Pass, 10,662 ft
Weather data from Sep 14, 2026 8:27 PM MDT
58°F
83°F
16 mph
29.48-29.68 inHg
Current I-70 in Colorado Conditions by State
Colorado I-70 in Colorado road conditions
Dry
- Vail 62°F · 3 mph wind · gusting 16 mph · Dry
- Denver 81°F · 7 mph wind · Dry
- Grand Junction 82°F · 6 mph wind · gusting 18 mph · Dry
I-70 crosses 450 miles of Colorado, between the Kansas line and the Utah line. That is 21% of I-70's 2,150 miles.
Inside Colorado it meets I-70 Ski Corridor at Vail, and I-76 West and I-25 at Denver.
By mile marker, I-70 passes Grand Junction 32 · Vail 177 · Denver 275.
It carries Vail Pass at 10,662 ft, Eisenhower Tunnel at 11,158 ft, where the weather at the summit is not the weather on the approach.
3 current reports along the route. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
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Lanes blocked
Mile 129 to 127: the left lane is closed due to road maintenance operations.
Between Exit 133: Dotsero and Exit 125: Hanging Lake (3 to 5 miles west of the Dotsero area) from Mile Point 129 to Mile Point 127. The left lane is closed due to road maintenance operations. Slower speeds are advised.
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Lanes blocked
Mile 124 to 126: the left lane is closed due to road maintenance operations.
Between Exit 123: Shoshone (4 miles east of the No Name area) and Exit 129: Bair Ranch (6 miles west of the Dotsero area) from Mile Point 124 to Mile Point 126. The left lane is closed due to road maintenance operations. Slower speeds are advised.
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Lanes blocked
Mile 215 to 213: the left lane is closed due to road maintenance operations.
Between Exit 216: US 6; Loveland Pass and CO 9 (6 to 8 miles east of the Dillon area) from Mile Point 215 to Mile Point 213. The left lane is closed due to road maintenance operations. Comment: 12 Foot width restriction in place through tunnel.
| Place | Snow a year | Snow days | Freezing nights | Freeze–thaw days | First freeze | Last freeze | Days over 90°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vail | 190" | 66.1 | 242.1 | 167.8 | — | — | 0.4 |
| Denver | 53.8" | 33.3 | 156.5 | 135.5 | Oct 6 | May 3 | 30.6 |
| Grand Junction | 19.1" | 19.1 | 135.2 | 118.4 | Oct 18 | Apr 27 | 57.4 |
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from 3 weather stations in Colorado. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.
Every figure above is a town or a city. The summits are a different climate: Berthoud Pass, Eisenhower Tunnel, Loveland Pass, Monarch Pass, Vail Pass, Wolf Creek Pass have its own page with the readings at the top and a six-day summit forecast.
Towns Along I-70 in Colorado
From Fruita to Burlington, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Fruita end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.
- 20 mi Fruita
- 30 mi Grand Junction 1.7 mi off the road
- 74 mi Parachute
- 116 mi Glenwood Springs
- 167 mi Avon
- 178 mi Vail
- 207 mi Dillon
- 261 mi Golden 2.0 mi off the road
- 268 mi Wheat Ridge
- 280 mi Denver 1.1 mi off the road
- 305 mi Bennett
- 438 mi Burlington
Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.
Summaries fetched Sep 14, 2026 6:01 AM MDT
Vail, CO weather
- In Vail, CO, the current weather conditions indicate isolated storms with a temperature of 54°F and a dew point of 49°F
- The humidity level is at 82%, and the atmospheric pressure is 30.06 inHg
- Winds are blowing from the west at approximately 2 mph
- There is a moderate risk for outdoor activities due to expected rainfall rates of 0.25 in/h within the next hour
- Visibility is good at 9.6 miles
- There are currently no active weather alerts for this area.
Denver, CO weather
- The current weather conditions in Denver, CO, show a clear sky with a temperature of 71.8°F and a dew point of 52.9°F, resulting in a humidity level of 51%
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 29.53 inHg
- Winds are coming from the south at 2 mph
- Visibility is good at 9.9 miles
- There are no active weather alerts at this time, and no precipitation is occurring.
Grand Junction, CO weather
- Current weather conditions in Grand Junction, CO indicate a temperature of 74°F with a humidity of 54%
- The dew point is recorded at 56.5°F, contributing to a comfortable atmosphere
- The wind is blowing from the east at 4 mph, with a wind direction of 104°
- Visibility is good at 9.9 miles, and the sky is partly cloudy, covering approximately 50% of the area
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 29.71 inHg
- There are no active weather alerts or significant weather impacts at this time.
I-70 in Colorado Traffic Cameras
updating…I-25 MP 213.65 NB at I-70 Mousetrap
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I-70 MP 014.70 EB at Loma Port of Entry (Looking West)
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I-70 MP 015.00 WB at CO 139 in Loma (Looking East)
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I-70 MP 015.00 WB at CO 139 in Loma (Looking North)
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I-70 MP 015.00 WB at CO 139 in Loma (Looking West)
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I-70 MP 023.10 EB : 2.7 miles W of River Rd in Grand Junction (Looking East)
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I-70 in Colorado Road Weather FAQ
- Is Interstate 70 in Colorado closed right now?
- No full closures are reported on I-70 in Colorado as of Sep 14, 2026 8:46 PM MDT. 3 lane closures, roadworks or restrictions are in force. They are listed under closures and road blocks on this page.
- What are I-70 in Colorado road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the route along I-70 in Colorado by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 14, 2026 8:27 PM MDT. Right now temperatures run from 58°F to 83°F and the strongest wind is 16 mph.
- Are there mountain passes on I-70 in Colorado?
- Yes — 2 on this site: Vail Pass at 10,662 ft and Eisenhower Tunnel at 11,158 ft. Each has its own summit page.
- Where are Colorado road closures reported officially?
- Colorado's official traveler information service is cotrip.org, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
- Are there live traffic cameras on I-70 in Colorado?
- Yes. This page shows 6 live views on I-70 in Colorado from the state transportation departments' own camera feeds, further down the page, refreshed each time you load it.
- How often are I-70 in Colorado road conditions updated?
- The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.
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