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Eisenhower Tunnel Weather & Road Conditions
Radar, DOT cameras and live pavement conditions at the summit of Eisenhower Tunnel and on both climbs — plus closures, road work and who sets chain control on I-70.
Elevation 11,158 ft · Updated Sep 14, 2026 9:33 PM MDT · Mostly dry
Lowest 46°F near Vail, Colorado · Highest wind 9 mph near Vail, Colorado
At the summit: Dry · 46°F · road surface est. 45°F · 8 mph wind · gusting 14 mph
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The Eisenhower–Johnson Memorial Tunnels carry Interstate 70 under the Continental Divide at 11,158 feet, the highest point on the Interstate Highway System. The tunnels themselves are sheltered; the approaches either side are where I-70’s winter closures and traction restrictions usually begin.
- Elevation: 11,158 ft
- Carries: I-70
- State: Colorado
- Road system: Interstate Highway System
Weather data from Sep 14, 2026 9:33 PM MDT
46°F
56°F
9 mph
29.70-29.74 inHg
1 current report along the route. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
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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.
Eisenhower Tunnel Chain Control & Traction Requirements
Chain and traction requirements on Eisenhower Tunnel are set by the state highway authority, and they are imposed and lifted through the day as a storm moves through. This page does not carry them — check cotrip.org ↗ before you set off.
What this page can tell you is the surface at the summit, from radar and surface analysis: currently dry, with the road surface estimated at 45°F. The road surface figure is an estimate derived from air temperature, not a measurement — bridges and overpasses run colder than the number shown.
Eisenhower Tunnel Weather Forecast: Next 6 Days
At the summit, 11,158 ft. Each day shows its warmest and coldest hour, and the worst driving conditions forecast anywhere in it — not the average, because the hour that closes a pass is the one worth knowing about.
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Rest of today Sep 14
41°F 41°F
Dry
Wind to 4 mph
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Tue Sep 15
59°F 39°F
Wet worst around 7 PM
Wind to 14 mph
0.07 in precipitation -
Wed Sep 16
61°F 38°F
Wet worst around 1 PM
Wind to 15 mph
0.13 in precipitation -
Thu Sep 17
63°F 37°F
Wet worst around 4 PM
Wind to 11 mph
0.19 in precipitation -
Fri Sep 18
58°F 38°F
Wet worst around 1 PM
Wind to 13 mph
0.06 in precipitation -
Sat Sep 19
55°F 37°F
Moist
Wind to 16 mph
0.08 in precipitation
Forecast, not a measurement — from the same weather service that draws this page's radar and road colors, model run 9 hours ago. Days run on Mountain time, the clock the pass keeps — not the reader's.
Eisenhower Tunnel Traffic Cameras
updating…I-70 MP 216.60 EB : 0.4 miles E of US 6 Loveland Pass 2
Photo from — last answered an hour ago, so this is the last frame we have
I-70 MP 216.60 EB : 0.4 miles E of US 6 Loveland Pass 3
Photo from — last answered an hour ago, so this is the last frame we have
I-70 MP 216.60 EB : 0.4 miles E of US 6 Loveland Pass 4
Photo from — last answered an hour ago, so this is the last frame we have
Eisenhower Tunnel Road Weather FAQ
- Is Eisenhower Tunnel open right now?
- No full closures are reported on Eisenhower Tunnel as of Sep 14, 2026 9:46 PM MDT. One lane closure, roadworks or restriction is in force. They are listed under closures and road blocks on this page.
- What are Eisenhower Tunnel road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the route along Eisenhower Tunnel by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 14, 2026 9:33 PM MDT. Right now temperatures run from 46°F to 56°F and the strongest wind is 9 mph.
- Do I need chains on Eisenhower Tunnel today?
- Chain and traction requirements are set by the state highway authority and change through the day, so check them directly before you set off at cotrip.org. This page does not carry them. What this page can tell you is that the surface at the summit is dry, and the road surface is estimated at 45°F.
- What is the weather forecast for Eisenhower Tunnel this week?
- At the summit, Sep 14 to Sep 19: highs 41-63°F, lows 37-41°F. No snow or ice is forecast on the road in that time. It is a forecast rather than a measurement, and the later days are less certain than the earlier ones.
- Are there live traffic cameras on Eisenhower Tunnel?
- Yes. This page shows 3 live views on Eisenhower Tunnel from the state transportation departments' own camera feeds, further down the page, refreshed each time you load it.
- How often are Eisenhower Tunnel 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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