Dillon, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dillon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——80°50°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——82°53°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast65%—82°48°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle42%—82°48°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%—77°47°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—81°46°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——85°47°+4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 35 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
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 partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Dillon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80435
15-Day Forecast — Dillon
- Sun80°50°5%
- Mon82°53°9%
- Tue82°48°65%
- Wed82°48°42%
- Thu77°47°37%
- Fri81°46°16%
- Sat85°47°9%
- Sun91°48°11%
- Mon87°49°18%
- Tue94°53°31%
- Wed86°51°43%
- Thu86°52°63%
- Fri86°51°61%
- Sat90°52°59%
- Sun83°51°73%
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 — Dillon
SPC includes Dillon 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 Dillon
- 80435