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Colorado City, Colorado Weather

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

Colorado City, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 12:10 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
26%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Sunset
2:25 PM
Colorado City, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastColorado City, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 91°
Colorado City, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    91°59°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°63°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    61%
    0.07″
    92°65°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    57%
    0.01″
    94°66°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Rain
    54%
    0.07″
    91°62°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    93°63°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    11%
    94°68°+1°
Colorado City, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
194° · backing 125°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3011SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 125° from the ssw.
Colorado City, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
825.5
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 24.38 inHg
Now
825.5
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
+6.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 819829
815820825830835-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW828.9819.3825.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Colorado City, CO
Air quality
183
AQI
Unhealthy
-5 in 6hPeak ~189 @ 12 PM

AQI 183 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 183.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 189.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.

PM 2.5DRIVERVery unhealthy
183.5μg/m³
PM 10Unhealthy SG
190μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
67μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 183.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 189.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background

NO₂ × Time of day

NO₂ at AQI 33 during overnight — within the expected overnight baseline, no source signature.

Present
AQI 33
Phase
overnight calm
Pattern
traffic typical
Colorado City, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
139.0mi
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
06:10 UTC · Colorado City, 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
06:10 UTC · Colorado City, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Colorado City, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Colorado City, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Colorado City, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
2:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Colorado City, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Colorado City, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Colorado City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 81019

15-Day Forecast — Colorado City

  1. Sun91°59°7%
  2. Mon94°63°6%
  3. Tue92°65°61%
  4. Wed94°66°57%
  5. Thu91°62°54%
  6. Fri93°63°36%
  7. Sat94°68°11%
  8. Sun91°66°4%
  9. Mon99°66°5%
  10. Tue100°72°10%
  11. Wed100°74°38%
  12. Thu98°67°39%
  13. Fri92°69°52%
  14. Sat94°68°55%
  15. Sun96°71°58%

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 — Colorado City

SPC includes Colorado 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 Colorado City

  • 81019
  • 81069

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.