Akron, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Akron weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——93°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—96°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle62%—98°71°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers62%1.9″93°62°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle62%—90°65°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—93°67°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——91°69°-2°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 40 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Akron at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80720
15-Day Forecast — Akron
- Sun93°62°4%
- Mon96°67°15%
- Tue98°71°62%
- Wed93°62°62%
- Thu90°65°62%
- Fri93°67°27%
- Sat91°69°8%
- Sun93°69°4%
- Mon104°73°4%
- Tue103°74°11%
- Wed103°75°20%
- Thu100°73°30%
- Fri93°72°32%
- Sat98°70°29%
- Sun93°74°34%
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 — Akron
SPC includes Akron 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 Akron
- 80720