Edwards, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Edwards weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°56°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°60°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast29%—89°53°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—91°57°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%0.01″83°54°-8°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy15%—88°52°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——95°54°+7°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Edwards at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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: 81632
15-Day Forecast — Edwards
- Sun86°56°2%
- Mon88°60°4%
- Tue89°53°29%
- Wed91°57°24%
- Thu83°54°20%
- Fri88°52°15%
- Sat95°54°7%
- Sun95°54°9%
- Mon98°58°16%
- Tue94°58°24%
- Wed100°57°33%
- Thu92°57°46%
- Fri94°54°52%
- Sat95°56°55%
- Sun89°58°55%
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 — Edwards
SPC includes Edwards 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 Edwards
- 81632