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Colona, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Colona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Colona, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 1:43 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
10%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Sunset
2:37 PM
Colona, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastColona, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 91°
Colona, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    91°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    19%
    88°63°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    91°60°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    96°62°+5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    93°59°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    96°58°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    100°60°+4°
Colona, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 8°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 20 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2110SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the sse.
Colona, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
806.8
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 23.82 inHg
Now
806.8
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-7.3
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 805815
800805810815820-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW814.7805.3806.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Colona, CO
Air quality
140
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
-13 in 6h

AQI 140 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 46.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 47.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERUnhealthy SG
46.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
48μg/m³
NO₂Good
24μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 46.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 47.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Colona, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.4mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:43 UTC · Colona, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:43 UTC · Colona, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Colona, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Colona, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Colona, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
2:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Colona, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Colona, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Colona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Colona

  1. Sun91°64°0%
  2. Mon88°63°19%
  3. Tue91°60°26%
  4. Wed96°62°8%
  5. Thu93°59°6%
  6. Fri96°58°1%
  7. Sat100°60°8%
  8. Sun101°59°12%
  9. Mon103°63°19%
  10. Tue103°63°20%
  11. Wed103°61°29%
  12. Thu96°61°33%
  13. Fri101°60°39%
  14. Sat101°62°45%
  15. Sun99°59°48%

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 — Colona

SPC includes Colona 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 Colona

  • 81403

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.