Blue River, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——69°43°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—72°44°+3°
- MondayJul 6Rain25%0.19″78°46°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle76%0.02″75°47°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast51%—76°50°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—76°48°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy17%—79°48°+3°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 46 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 53 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Blue River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Blue River
- Sat70°45°7%
- Sun72°44°21%
- Mon78°46°25%
- Tue75°47°76%
- Wed76°50°51%
- Thu76°48°35%
- Fri79°48°17%
- Sat82°50°14%
- Sun80°51°15%
- Mon81°51°29%
- Tue81°50°41%
- Wed84°52°50%
- Thu80°51°45%
- Fri72°52°60%
- Sat78°51°58%
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 — Blue River
SPC includes Blue River 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 Blue River
- 80424