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I-70 Colorado Road Conditions
Radar 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 10, 2026 6:29 PM MDT · Mostly dry
Lowest 75°F near Vail, Colorado · Highest wind 20 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 10, 2026 6:29 PM MDT
75°F
91°F
20 mph
29.45-29.71 inHg
Current I-70 in Colorado Conditions by State
Colorado I-70 in Colorado road conditions
Dry
- Vail 75°F · 12 mph wind · Dry
- Denver 90°F · 6 mph wind · Dry
- Grand Junction 89°F · 8 mph wind · 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.
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.
4 current reports along the route. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
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Lanes blocked
Mile 129 to 126: the right lane is closed due to road maintenance operations.
Between Exit 133: Dotsero and Exit 125: Hanging Lake (3 to 6 miles west of the Dotsero area) from Mile Point 129 to Mile Point 126. The right lane is closed due to road maintenance operations.
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Lanes blocked
Mile 127 to 128.8: the left lane is closed due to road maintenance operations.
Between Exit 125: Hanging Lake and Exit 133: Dotsero (3 to 5 miles west of the Dotsero area) from Mile Point 127 to Mile Point 128.75. The left lane is closed due to road maintenance operations.
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Lanes blocked
Mile 118.6 to 121.5: the right lane is closed due to road maintenance operations.
Between Exit 119: No Name and Exit 123: Shoshone (2 miles east of the No Name area) from Mile Point 118.6 to Mile Point 121.5. The right lane is closed due to road maintenance operations. Slower speeds are advised.
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Lanes blocked
Mile 123.5 to 125.9: 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 123.5 to Mile Point 125.89. The left lane is closed due to road maintenance operations.
| 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 10, 2026 6:01 AM MDT
Vail, CO weather
- Current weather conditions in Vail, CO indicate a temperature of 39°F with a feels-like temperature of 38°F
- The dew point is at 23°F and humidity is at 51%
- The atmospheric pressure is 29.9 inHg and visibility is good at 9.9 miles
- Winds are coming from the southeast at 5.8 mph
- The weather is currently clear, and there are no active weather alerts.
Denver, CO weather
- Currently in Denver, CO, the weather is clear with a temperature of 56°F and a relative humidity of 60%
- The wind is blowing from the southwest at a speed of 1.7 mph
- The atmospheric pressure is at 30.06 inHg, and visibility is good at 9.9 miles
- There are no significant weather alerts in effect at this time.
Grand Junction, CO weather
- Current weather conditions in Grand Junction, CO indicate a clear sky with a temperature of 51°F and a dew point of 35°F
- The relative humidity is at 53%, and the atmospheric pressure is measured at 30.18 inHg
- Winds are coming from the southeast at 2 mph, providing a light breeze
- Visibility is good at 9.9 miles, making for clear conditions
- There are no active weather alerts at this time, and no precipitation has been recorded.
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 10, 2026 6:47 PM MDT. 4 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 10, 2026 6:29 PM MDT. Right now temperatures run from 75°F to 91°F and the strongest wind is 20 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.
- 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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