Carbondale, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carbondale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°50°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°61°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—93°54°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle28%0.01″91°55°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—96°57°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy13%—95°53°-1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——98°52°+3°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 119 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 126 around 1 PM.
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 119 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 126 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 119
- UV peak
- 7.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 126
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Carbondale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81623
16-Day Forecast — Carbondale
- Sat90°50°2%
- Sun92°61°1%
- Mon93°54°11%
- Tue91°55°28%
- Wed96°57°26%
- Thu95°53°13%
- Fri98°52°3%
- Sat103°51°3%
- Sun100°56°20%
- Mon101°55°25%
- Tue97°54°29%
- Wed100°54°51%
- Thu100°55°52%
- Fri97°54°45%
- Sat98°55°45%
- Sun97°54°38%
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 — Carbondale
SPC includes Carbondale in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Carbondale
- 81623