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Avondale, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Avondale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Avondale, CO
Saturday, July 4 at 3:57 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
23%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Sunset
2:24 PM
Avondale, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAvondale, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 93°
Avondale, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    91°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    96°64°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    97°59°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    100°70°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    100°72°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    101°67°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    16%
    95°68°-6°
Avondale, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
132° · veering 13°
Direction
SE
132°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 22 @ 7:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 407SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the se.
Avondale, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
865.0
-3.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.54 inHg
Now
865.0
mb
3h
-3.1
mb
12h
+6.1
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 857869
850855860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW868.6856.5864.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Avondale, CO
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
-7 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
4.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 71

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Avondale, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
132.9mi
UNLIMITED
173 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:57 UTC · Avondale, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:57 UTC · Avondale, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Avondale, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Avondale, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Avondale, CO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
2:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Avondale, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Avondale, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Avondale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 81022

16-Day Forecast — Avondale

  1. Sat91°64°7%
  2. Sun96°64°9%
  3. Mon97°59°6%
  4. Tue100°70°20%
  5. Wed100°72°27%
  6. Thu101°67°27%
  7. Fri95°68°16%
  8. Sat94°65°3%
  9. Sun100°69°2%
  10. Mon103°75°5%
  11. Tue98°71°17%
  12. Wed99°72°40%
  13. Thu99°74°42%
  14. Fri100°67°39%
  15. Sat92°68°42%
  16. Sun89°67°29%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Avondale

SPC has placed Avondale in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Avondale

  • 81022

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.