Del Norte, Colorado Weather
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Del Norte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——84°50°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle10%—85°53°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle75%0.02″86°53°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast43%—89°52°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—88°53°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—86°54°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——93°53°+7°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 38 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.86 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 41 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Del Norte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81132
15-Day Forecast — Del Norte
- Sun84°52°1%
- Mon85°53°10%
- Tue86°53°75%
- Wed89°52°43%
- Thu88°53°23%
- Fri86°54°12%
- Sat93°53°8%
- Sun92°55°5%
- Mon95°54°8%
- Tue97°58°18%
- Wed94°59°30%
- Thu96°56°33%
- Fri89°54°50%
- Sat91°56°62%
- Sun92°58°61%
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 — Del Norte
SPC includes Del Norte 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 Del Norte
- 81132