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Columbine, Colorado Weather

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

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

Columbine, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 1:43 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
31%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:38 PM
Sunset
2:30 PM
Columbine, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastColumbine, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 95°
Columbine, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°63°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    96°68°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    0.01″
    93°68°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    64%
    92°64°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    90°62°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    25%
    93°63°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    95°65°+2°
Columbine, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · backing 133°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 14 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 296SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 133° from the ssw.
Columbine, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
831.7
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.56 inHg
Now
831.7
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-6.1
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 831839
825830835840845-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW838.9830.7831.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Columbine, CO
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-55 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 55 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Columbine, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
106.2mi
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 · Columbine, 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 · Columbine, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Columbine, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Columbine, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Columbine, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
11:38 PM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
2:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Columbine, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Columbine, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Columbine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Columbine

  1. Sun95°63°4%
  2. Mon96°68°4%
  3. Tue93°68°54%
  4. Wed92°64°64%
  5. Thu90°62°48%
  6. Fri93°63°25%
  7. Sat95°65°5%
  8. Sun98°66°3%
  9. Mon105°66°9%
  10. Tue102°72°25%
  11. Wed101°70°26%
  12. Thu101°65°52%
  13. Fri97°66°52%
  14. Sat102°67°48%
  15. Sun94°67°61%

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 — Columbine

SPC includes Columbine 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 Columbine

  • 80128
  • 80123

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.