Breckenridge, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Breckenridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——74°45°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——75°48°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—79°50°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers77%0.06″80°48°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast50%—81°49°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—79°46°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—82°48°+3°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 115. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 115. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 115
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
Breckenridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.
ZIP code: 80424
16-Day Forecast — Breckenridge
- Sat74°45°8%
- Sun75°48°6%
- Mon79°50°18%
- Tue80°48°77%
- Wed81°49°50%
- Thu79°46°32%
- Fri82°48°13%
- Sat88°48°13%
- Sun88°49°17%
- Mon83°48°23%
- Tue78°48°39%
- Wed85°48°67%
- Thu84°51°80%
- Fri85°49°74%
- Sat80°48°55%
- Sun80°47°67%
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 — Breckenridge
SPC includes Breckenridge 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 Breckenridge
- 80424