Fairmount, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairmount weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—89°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°62°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——97°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle66%—94°73°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain67%0.11″93°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast43%—99°68°+6°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy24%—88°67°-11°
AQI 93 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 45 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Fairmount at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Fairmount
- Sat89°60°13%
- Sun95°62°3%
- Mon97°68°4%
- Tue94°73°66%
- Wed93°68°67%
- Thu99°68°43%
- Fri88°67°24%
- Sat95°65°5%
- Sun99°73°4%
- Mon106°74°10%
- Tue103°78°26%
- Wed105°79°31%
- Thu100°79°39%
- Fri102°78°43%
- Sat101°76°44%
- Sun94°66°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 — Fairmount
SPC has placed Fairmount in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Fairmount
- 80002
- 80403