Air Force Academy, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Air Force Academy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle—0.02″86°56°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—88°60°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Rain77%0.35″89°60°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle78%0.02″88°59°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle74%—87°58°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%0.01″88°59°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——91°63°+3°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 46 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Air Force Academy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Air Force Academy
- Sun86°56°7%
- Mon88°60°17%
- Tue89°60°77%
- Wed88°59°78%
- Thu87°58°74%
- Fri88°59°35%
- Sat91°63°8%
- Sun88°61°2%
- Mon95°62°7%
- Tue97°68°16%
- Wed97°67°27%
- Thu94°63°49%
- Fri91°61°48%
- Sat91°62°48%
- Sun90°66°61%
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 — Air Force Academy
SPC includes Air Force Academy in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Air Force Academy
- 80840
- 80841