Dove Creek, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dove Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°65°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——86°64°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——92°62°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°66°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——91°60°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——94°58°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——98°61°+4°
AQI 151 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 85.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 87.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 85.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 87.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Dove Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81324
15-Day Forecast — Dove Creek
- Sun88°66°0%
- Mon86°64°1%
- Tue92°62°7%
- Wed92°66°3%
- Thu91°60°2%
- Fri94°58°1%
- Sat98°61°4%
- Sun97°68°13%
- Mon96°66°15%
- Tue97°65°11%
- Wed100°68°16%
- Thu100°64°23%
- Fri97°63°22%
- Sat100°65°29%
- Sun95°64°32%
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 — Dove Creek
SPC includes Dove Creek in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Dove Creek
- 81324