Erie, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Erie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——96°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——100°62°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle39%0.04″99°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle54%0.01″96°63°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Rain34%0.15″97°65°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—96°65°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——98°66°+2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 58 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Erie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80516
15-Day Forecast — Erie
- Sun96°58°2%
- Mon100°62°4%
- Tue99°68°39%
- Wed96°63°54%
- Thu97°65°34%
- Fri96°65°18%
- Sat98°66°4%
- Sun102°69°2%
- Mon109°69°7%
- Tue100°74°20%
- Wed102°71°24%
- Thu104°69°44%
- Fri102°70°45%
- Sat105°67°44%
- Sun97°72°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 — Erie
SPC includes Erie 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 Erie
- 80516