Dotsero, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dotsero weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——93°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast16%—94°56°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast22%—95°58°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—90°54°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—95°52°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——100°53°+5°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 38 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Dotsero at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.
15-Day Forecast — Dotsero
- Sun93°63°1%
- Mon94°67°3%
- Tue94°56°16%
- Wed95°58°22%
- Thu90°54°19%
- Fri95°52°15%
- Sat100°53°2%
- Sun100°55°6%
- Mon101°58°12%
- Tue96°58°16%
- Wed93°58°22%
- Thu100°58°42%
- Fri98°56°45%
- Sat100°57°45%
- Sun91°60°48%
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 — Dotsero
SPC includes Dotsero 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 Dotsero
- 81637