Bark Ranch, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bark Ranch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——78°54°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—82°62°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle80%—82°58°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle74%0.01″82°53°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle54%0.03″79°53°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—82°55°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——84°58°+2°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 43 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Bark Ranch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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.
15-Day Forecast — Bark Ranch
- Sun78°54°2%
- Mon82°62°14%
- Tue82°58°80%
- Wed82°53°74%
- Thu79°53°54%
- Fri82°55°26%
- Sat84°58°3%
- Sun86°56°4%
- Mon90°62°11%
- Tue87°61°30%
- Wed89°61°37%
- Thu84°55°55%
- Fri84°59°52%
- Sat87°59°59%
- Sun81°57°72%
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 — Bark Ranch
SPC includes Bark Ranch 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 Bark Ranch
- 80481