I-25 · NM / CO
I-25 over Raton Pass: road conditions right now
Albuquerque, NM to Denver, CO
I-25 between Albuquerque and Denver crosses Raton Pass (7,834 ft) at the New Mexico–Colorado line and runs along the Front Range where upslope storms bury Pueblo and Colorado Springs. Raton Pass and the Monument Hill stretch (7,352 ft) north of Colorado Springs are the two winter choke points.
Checking the forecast, NWS alerts, and DOT feeds for I-25 right now…
Why this stretch is hard in winter
- Raton Pass gets chain restrictions for trucks and closes for spinouts on the north-side grade.
- Monument Hill between Colorado Springs and Denver is the most frequently closed section of I-25 in Colorado.
- Between Las Vegas, NM and Trinidad, CO there are 100 miles with few services and strong crosswinds.
What this page checks
- Hourly forecast at every checkpoint for the time you would be there: temperature, precipitation type and rate, gusts, visibility.
- Active National Weather Service watches, warnings, and advisories on the route.
- Snow on the ground (NOAA SNODAS) and the Weather Prediction Center winter impact outlook.
- Pavement temperature and surface state from state DOT road sensors, when you are leaving within a few hours.
- Chain controls, closures, and winter road condition reports from state DOT feeds where they are published openly.
- Seasonal closures of mountain roads the router might otherwise use.
Official sources for this corridor
Questions drivers ask about I-25
- Does Raton Pass close in winter?
- Several times a season, usually for crashes on the grade rather than snow depth. NMDOT and CDOT post closures; this page shows forecast risk for the hour you would cross it.
Conditions change by the hour. This page is a planning aid built on public forecasts and DOT feeds; the road authority linked above has the final word on closures and chain requirements.
Other corridors: I-80 across Wyoming · I-70 through the Colorado mountains · I-80 over Donner Pass · I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass · I-84 through the Blue Mountains · I-15 over Cajon Pass · all corridors