Dolores, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dolores weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°63°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle——91°59°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——92°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——95°57°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——98°61°+3°
AQI 83 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 42.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 43.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 5 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 42.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 43.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Dolores at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81323
16-Day Forecast — Dolores
- Sun87°60°0%
- Mon87°63°6%
- Tue91°59°3%
- Wed91°61°4%
- Thu92°61°4%
- Fri95°57°1%
- Sat98°61°6%
- Sun98°64°18%
- Mon97°67°16%
- Tue93°67°21%
- Wed95°62°24%
- Thu96°62°27%
- Fri98°62°36%
- Sat97°63°35%
- Sun100°64°27%
- Mon101°62°34%
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 — Dolores
SPC includes Dolores 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 Dolores
- 81323