Blue Sky, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Sky weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——94°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—99°65°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast43%—99°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers51%0.17″94°64°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle56%—93°63°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—98°67°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——95°66°-3°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Blue Sky at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Blue Sky
- Sun95°61°2%
- Mon99°65°17%
- Tue99°71°43%
- Wed94°64°51%
- Thu93°63°56%
- Fri98°67°18%
- Sat95°66°9%
- Sun98°68°3%
- Mon109°71°4%
- Tue106°71°10%
- Wed106°71°21%
- Thu103°69°28%
- Fri100°65°29%
- Sat104°66°31%
- Sun96°68°37%
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 — Blue Sky
SPC includes Blue Sky 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 Sky
- 80701