Colorado City, Arizona Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colorado City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°73°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——97°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——96°71°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——98°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——97°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——99°68°+2°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 9.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Colorado City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 86021
16-Day Forecast — Colorado City
- Sun94°66°3%
- Mon96°73°3%
- Tue97°72°2%
- Wed96°71°0%
- Thu98°70°0%
- Fri97°67°0%
- Sat99°68°1%
- Sun101°69°5%
- Mon101°74°13%
- Tue97°70°18%
- Wed95°67°11%
- Thu96°74°18%
- Fri101°71°16%
- Sat104°75°19%
- Sun104°76°19%
- Mon103°77°18%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Colorado City
SPC includes Colorado City in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Colorado City
- 86021