Brandon, Colorado Weather
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Brandon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——95°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——98°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle21%0.01″100°72°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers42%0.01″100°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers57%0.73″95°65°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast39%—93°67°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——99°73°+6°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54), ratio 0.50 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54), ratio 0.50 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.50
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Brandon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Brandon
- Sun95°63°3%
- Mon98°69°4%
- Tue100°72°21%
- Wed100°69°42%
- Thu95°65°57%
- Fri93°67°39%
- Sat99°73°9%
- Sun95°71°1%
- Mon102°72°2%
- Tue107°75°7%
- Wed107°78°15%
- Thu103°75°26%
- Fri95°74°30%
- Sat96°70°19%
- Sun104°75°29%
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 — Brandon
SPC includes Brandon 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 Brandon
- 81071