Cathedral, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cathedral weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——79°53°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—80°53°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle80%0.03″77°52°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast29%—82°51°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—79°53°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°51°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——86°51°+6°
AQI 120 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 41.9 µg/m³ (AQI 117) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 41.9 µg/m³ (AQI 117) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Cathedral at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Cathedral
- Sun79°54°2%
- Mon80°53°28%
- Tue77°52°80%
- Wed82°51°29%
- Thu79°53°15%
- Fri80°51°7%
- Sat86°51°8%
- Sun87°51°12%
- Mon92°53°18%
- Tue86°56°29%
- Wed89°54°39%
- Thu86°53°53%
- Fri88°50°65%
- Sat89°53°67%
- Sun87°52°68%
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 — Cathedral
SPC includes Cathedral 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 Cathedral
- 81235