Bayfield, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bayfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°51°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—88°57°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle11%—94°58°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°58°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——93°57°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——94°57°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——98°58°+4°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 22.5 µg/m³ (AQI 76) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 22.5 µg/m³ (AQI 76) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Bayfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81122
16-Day Forecast — Bayfield
- Sun87°51°1%
- Mon88°57°10%
- Tue94°58°11%
- Wed93°58°7%
- Thu93°57°5%
- Fri94°57°3%
- Sat98°58°7%
- Sun101°61°11%
- Mon98°64°14%
- Tue94°61°23%
- Wed95°62°22%
- Thu97°62°29%
- Fri99°61°54%
- Sat95°61°55%
- Sun95°61°48%
- Mon96°59°46%
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 — Bayfield
SPC includes Bayfield 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 Bayfield
- 81122