Center, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——82°46°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——84°50°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°48°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle54%—88°47°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle31%—90°45°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—91°45°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy10%—92°48°+1°
AQI 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 47 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 90
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81125
16-Day Forecast — Center
- Sat82°46°1%
- Sun84°50°3%
- Mon87°48°5%
- Tue88°47°54%
- Wed90°45°31%
- Thu91°45°20%
- Fri92°48°10%
- Sat91°47°5%
- Sun93°47°5%
- Mon98°44°6%
- Tue98°43°11%
- Wed99°46°41%
- Thu99°51°46%
- Fri96°53°69%
- Sat93°53°71%
- Sun91°50°71%
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 — Center
SPC includes Center 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 Center
- 81125