Buena Vista, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buena Vista weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°53°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°54°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle84%0.02″86°55°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast42%—88°54°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%—83°52°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—85°52°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——90°54°+5°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 38 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 48 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Buena Vista at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81211
15-Day Forecast — Buena Vista
- Sun84°53°4%
- Mon86°54°7%
- Tue86°55°84%
- Wed88°54°42%
- Thu83°52°37%
- Fri85°52°21%
- Sat90°54°5%
- Sun90°52°6%
- Mon94°54°12%
- Tue92°59°27%
- Wed88°59°34%
- Thu88°58°56%
- Fri87°56°59%
- Sat86°58°61%
- Sun87°58°67%
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 — Buena Vista
SPC includes Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista
- 81211