Durango, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Durango weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°54°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°61°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——90°62°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle14%—93°58°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——97°58°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——98°58°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——97°58°-1°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 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 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Durango at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 81301, 81303
16-Day Forecast — Durango
- Sat89°54°0%
- Sun92°61°0%
- Mon90°62°8%
- Tue93°58°14%
- Wed97°58°4%
- Thu98°58°5%
- Fri97°58°5%
- Sat98°56°11%
- Sun95°62°16%
- Mon97°59°16%
- Tue98°58°22%
- Wed99°62°38%
- Thu101°63°50%
- Fri100°62°54%
- Sat95°60°55%
- Sun99°65°50%
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 — Durango
SPC includes Durango 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 Durango
- 81301
- 81326