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Blue Valley, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Blue Valley, CO
Saturday, July 4 at 9:21 PM
58
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
35%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Sunset
2:33 PM
Blue Valley, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlue Valley, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 74°
Blue Valley, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    72°51°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    74°55°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    11%
    76°58°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    88%
    0.05″
    78°53°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    76%
    78°53°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    53%
    80°50°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    30%
    74°50°-6°
Blue Valley, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
037° · veering 18°
Direction
NE
037°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 18 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2210SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 18° from the ne.
Blue Valley, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
728.9
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 21.52 inHg
Now
728.9
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 727734
720725730735740-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW734.3726.7729.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Blue Valley, CO
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
+5 in 6h

AQI 82 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Blue Valley, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
28%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
117.2mi
UNLIMITED
183 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
03:21 UTC · Blue Valley, 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
03:21 UTC · Blue Valley, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Blue Valley, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Blue Valley, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Blue Valley, CO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
2:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Blue Valley, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
11:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Blue Valley, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blue Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Blue Valley

  1. Sat72°51°6%
  2. Sun74°55°3%
  3. Mon76°58°11%
  4. Tue78°53°88%
  5. Wed78°53°76%
  6. Thu80°50°53%
  7. Fri74°50°30%
  8. Sat78°49°5%
  9. Sun83°54°8%
  10. Mon90°57°15%
  11. Tue87°61°36%
  12. Wed90°61°47%
  13. Thu87°58°57%
  14. Fri83°56°55%
  15. Sat82°55°57%
  16. Sun77°52°56%

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 Valley

SPC includes Blue Valley 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 Valley

  • 80452

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.