Gardner, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gardner weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—88°55°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—88°60°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle73%0.07″90°57°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle54%—89°58°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle51%0.02″92°52°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy36%—90°57°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear11%—91°61°+1°
AQI 108 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 81.3 µg/m³ (AQI 169) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion, especially during the projected peak around 12 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 81.3 µg/m³ (AQI 169) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Gardner at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81040
15-Day Forecast — Gardner
- Sun88°55°11%
- Mon88°60°19%
- Tue90°57°73%
- Wed89°58°54%
- Thu92°52°51%
- Fri90°57°36%
- Sat91°61°11%
- Sun88°56°5%
- Mon96°59°6%
- Tue96°63°14%
- Wed96°65°27%
- Thu94°60°47%
- Fri88°62°48%
- Sat91°63°39%
- Sun92°64°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 — Gardner
SPC includes Gardner 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 Gardner
- 81040