Cripple Creek, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cripple Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——74°50°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—76°54°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain87%0.32″83°52°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle59%0.04″82°50°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast52%—79°48°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%0.01″79°50°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——81°51°+2°
AQI 109 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Cripple Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80813
15-Day Forecast — Cripple Creek
- Sun75°50°8%
- Mon76°54°21%
- Tue83°52°87%
- Wed82°50°59%
- Thu79°48°52%
- Fri79°50°35%
- Sat81°51°9%
- Sun79°50°3%
- Mon87°52°8%
- Tue86°53°23%
- Wed87°53°34%
- Thu86°53°42%
- Fri80°51°42%
- Sat83°52°48%
- Sun82°54°54%
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 — Cripple Creek
SPC includes Cripple Creek 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 Cripple Creek
- 80813