Estes Park, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Estes Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°56°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—86°58°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle83%—83°60°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle67%0.01″83°56°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle55%0.06″85°57°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—84°57°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——88°60°+4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 38 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Estes Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80517
15-Day Forecast — Estes Park
- Sun83°54°2%
- Mon86°58°15%
- Tue83°60°83%
- Wed83°56°67%
- Thu85°57°55%
- Fri84°57°25%
- Sat88°60°5%
- Sun89°58°7%
- Mon92°65°14%
- Tue90°64°33%
- Wed91°61°42%
- Thu88°58°46%
- Fri87°61°57%
- Sat86°62°58%
- Sun82°61°58%
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 — Estes Park
SPC includes Estes Park 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 Estes Park
- 80517