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SBT GRVL weather
What race day has been like in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, the forecast when it’s close, and how to see the wind and rain on every stretch of the course.
- When
- Late June
- Start & finish
- Yampa Street, downtown Steamboat Springs
- Black (race)
- About 108 mi, 8,200 ft, about 70% gravel
- Blue / Red / Green
- 73 mi / 53 mi / 25 mi
- High point
- About 8,500 ft
Live weather
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Race day in past years
The weather in Steamboat Springs on June 28, 7 AM to 6 PM, in each of the last 10 years. The race isn’t always on that exact date, but it shows what that time of year is like.
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Measured for the base town. Out on the course, especially higher up, it can be colder, windier or wetter.
Forecast the course, stretch by stretch
The town forecast only tells part of the story. Route Forecast times the weather to where you’ll be on the course.
- Get the course from the race: a GPX file, or a Ride with GPS or Strava route link. Races usually publish it a few weeks before.
- Open Route Forecast and drop in the file or paste the link.
- Set the race start time and your pace. You’ll see temperature, rain and headwind, tailwind or crosswind for every stretch.
About the course
- Ranch roads and open plateaus in the Yampa Valley, with a steep, chunky early climb that comes back as a descent.
- Most of the climbing is long and steady rather than steep, with exposed sections where wind matters.
- Weather: Late June in Steamboat usually means a cool start, warm afternoons in the valley, wind on the open sections and a chance of afternoon thunderstorms at altitude.
Questions
What’s the weather usually like at SBT GRVL?
Late June in Steamboat usually means a cool start, warm afternoons in the valley, wind on the open sections and a chance of afternoon thunderstorms at altitude. This page shows the weather in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on June 28 in each of the last 10 years, from 7 AM to 6 PM: temperature, wind and rain.
When is SBT GRVL?
Late June. The 2026 race was June 28.
Can I get a forecast for the whole SBT GRVL course?
Yes. Get the course GPX file, or a Ride with GPS or Strava route link, from the race, and open it in Route Forecast (free, no account). Set your start time and pace, and it shows the temperature, rain and headwind, tailwind or crosswind on every stretch of the course, timed to when you’ll be there.
When will the race-day forecast be available?
Weather models forecast about two weeks ahead. Once the race date is set, check this page about two weeks before. Until then it shows the weather there now and race-day weather from past years.