Craig, Colorado Weather
Wind builds through canyons. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Craig weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast——94°52°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast28%—89°60°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—94°55°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—92°53°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——95°54°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——98°53°+3°
- SundayJul 12Partly Cloudy——103°56°+5°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 57 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 12:34 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Wind builds through canyons
Craig at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 81625
15-Day Forecast — Craig
- Mon93°54°1%
- Tue89°60°28%
- Wed94°55°28%
- Thu92°53°22%
- Fri95°54°6%
- Sat98°53°0%
- Sun103°56°2%
- Mon104°58°7%
- Tue101°59°18%
- Wed100°58°23%
- Thu90°58°23%
- Fri98°58°26%
- Sat99°58°26%
- Sun98°61°29%
- Mon102°60°22%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Craig
SPC includes Craig 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 Craig
- 81625