Dacono, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dacono weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——96°56°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——99°62°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle38%0.04″99°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle61%0.01″96°63°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Rain50%0.15″97°64°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—96°65°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——98°66°+2°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.87 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Dacono at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80514
15-Day Forecast — Dacono
- Sun96°57°0%
- Mon99°62°5%
- Tue99°68°38%
- Wed96°63°61%
- Thu97°64°50%
- Fri96°65°18%
- Sat98°66°3%
- Sun102°69°2%
- Mon109°69°6%
- Tue100°74°13%
- Wed102°71°24%
- Thu104°69°44%
- Fri102°69°45%
- Sat104°67°44%
- Sun96°72°55%
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 — Dacono
SPC includes Dacono 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 Dacono
- 80603
- 80514