Garden City, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Garden City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——97°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——101°63°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle32%—99°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle56%—98°62°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast42%—99°59°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—98°61°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——99°62°+1°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 57 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Garden City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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.
15-Day Forecast — Garden City
- Sun97°59°3%
- Mon101°63°3%
- Tue99°66°32%
- Wed98°62°56%
- Thu99°59°42%
- Fri98°61°10%
- Sat99°62°4%
- Sun102°65°3%
- Mon109°63°5%
- Tue107°69°15%
- Wed111°66°21%
- Thu105°67°31%
- Fri102°65°32%
- Sat107°66°38%
- Sun95°69°46%
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 — Garden City
SPC includes Garden City 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 Garden City
- 80631