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Fruitvale, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fruitvale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fruitvale, CO
Saturday, July 4 at 9:19 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
7%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Sunset
2:43 PM
Fruitvale, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFruitvale, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 99°
Fruitvale, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    96°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    99°66°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    97°70°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    98°69°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    102°73°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    102°72°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    102°71°
Fruitvale, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
352° · backing 25°
Direction
N
352°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 15 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 25° from the n.
Fruitvale, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
855.8
-3.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.27 inHg
Now
855.8
mb
3h
-3.2
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 854862
845850855860865870-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW862.4853.7855.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fruitvale, CO
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
+23 in 6h

AQI 88 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 17
Fruitvale, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
03:19 UTC · Fruitvale, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:19 UTC · Fruitvale, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fruitvale, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fruitvale, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fruitvale, CO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
2:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fruitvale, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fruitvale, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fruitvale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Fruitvale

  1. Sat96°60°0%
  2. Sun99°66°0%
  3. Mon97°70°3%
  4. Tue98°69°4%
  5. Wed102°73°5%
  6. Thu102°72°2%
  7. Fri102°71°1%
  8. Sat105°71°1%
  9. Sun106°74°5%
  10. Mon109°78°10%
  11. Tue110°77°10%
  12. Wed111°80°44%
  13. Thu111°79°48%
  14. Fri110°76°49%
  15. Sat106°71°52%
  16. Sun99°72°43%

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 — Fruitvale

SPC includes Fruitvale in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Fruitvale

  • 81504

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.