Fort Garland, Colorado Weather
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Fort Garland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——80°46°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——84°55°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°54°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast57%—88°54°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast43%—90°52°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy43%—89°55°-1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy26%—85°53°-4°
AQI 94 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 22.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.6 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 65 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 22.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 23.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Fort Garland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81133
16-Day Forecast — Fort Garland
- Sat80°46°2%
- Sun84°55°5%
- Mon84°54°8%
- Tue88°54°57%
- Wed90°52°43%
- Thu89°55°43%
- Fri85°53°26%
- Sat86°51°9%
- Sun89°53°6%
- Mon93°51°6%
- Tue93°52°16%
- Wed98°54°41%
- Thu98°59°42%
- Fri93°59°65%
- Sat92°55°68%
- Sun85°57°71%
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 — Fort Garland
SPC includes Fort Garland 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 Fort Garland
- 81133