Crestone, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crestone weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°61°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle64%0.05″86°52°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle37%—88°51°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast34%—85°53°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—85°51°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——90°53°+5°
AQI 83 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 50 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 91.0 µg/m³ (AQI 176) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 during the projected peak around 2 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 91.0 µg/m³ (AQI 176) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
NO₂ × Time of day
NO₂ at AQI 36 during overnight — within the expected overnight baseline, no source signature.
- Present
- AQI 36
- Phase
- overnight calm
- Pattern
- traffic typical
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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Crestone at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 81131
15-Day Forecast — Crestone
- Sun83°60°5%
- Mon83°61°7%
- Tue86°52°64%
- Wed88°51°37%
- Thu85°53°34%
- Fri85°51°20%
- Sat90°53°9%
- Sun90°57°5%
- Mon95°54°8%
- Tue89°58°18%
- Wed92°57°33%
- Thu93°57°47%
- Fri88°53°48%
- Sat92°54°71%
- Sun90°55°71%
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 — Crestone
SPC includes Crestone 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 Crestone
- 81131