Cope, Colorado Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cope weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——91°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—95°64°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle64%—100°70°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm64%1.7″93°65°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers67%—93°64°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast38%—92°65°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy16%—90°70°-2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 47 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cope at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.
ZIP code: 80812
15-Day Forecast — Cope
- Sun91°59°3%
- Mon95°64°10%
- Tue100°70°64%
- Wed93°65°64%
- Thu93°64°67%
- Fri92°65°38%
- Sat90°70°16%
- Sun94°69°2%
- Mon103°72°4%
- Tue104°75°7%
- Wed105°74°21%
- Thu100°74°33%
- Fri92°72°35%
- Sat97°69°23%
- Sun98°73°25%
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 — Cope
SPC includes Cope 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 Cope
- 80812