Dakota Ridge, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dakota Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—89°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——93°63°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle60%0.05″94°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain67%0.19″94°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast48%—97°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy25%—91°68°-6°
AQI 93 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Dakota Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Dakota Ridge
- Sat89°61°17%
- Sun93°63°3%
- Mon95°67°4%
- Tue94°73°60%
- Wed94°69°67%
- Thu97°67°48%
- Fri91°68°25%
- Sat94°65°5%
- Sun98°71°4%
- Mon105°72°10%
- Tue103°77°26%
- Wed106°78°31%
- Thu99°78°45%
- Fri102°77°45%
- Sat101°74°54%
- Sun94°65°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 — Dakota Ridge
SPC has placed Dakota Ridge in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Dakota Ridge
- 80465
- 80235
- 80127