Cañon City, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cañon City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——97°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——98°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain63%0.08″100°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast45%—101°65°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle41%—97°64°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—97°64°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——100°66°+3°
AQI 149 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 81.0 µg/m³ (AQI 169) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 81.0 µg/m³ (AQI 169) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Cañon City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- 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 — Cañon City
- Sun97°63°9%
- Mon98°66°5%
- Tue100°66°63%
- Wed101°65°45%
- Thu97°64°41%
- Fri97°64°23%
- Sat100°66°7%
- Sun96°67°3%
- Mon103°68°6%
- Tue105°71°17%
- Wed104°68°31%
- Thu99°68°43%
- Fri98°66°51%
- Sat98°69°56%
- Sun100°70°59%
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 — Cañon City
SPC includes Cañon City 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 Cañon City
- 81212
- 81215