Gerrard, Colorado Weather
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Gerrard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——84°51°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—85°59°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle83%0.07″87°51°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle52%—90°51°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—87°53°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—85°53°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——91°53°+6°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 47 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 37 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Gerrard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Gerrard
- Sun84°51°1%
- Mon85°59°11%
- Tue87°51°83%
- Wed90°51°52%
- Thu87°53°26%
- Fri85°53°17%
- Sat91°53°9%
- Sun90°53°5%
- Mon94°54°11%
- Tue97°57°24%
- Wed93°57°34%
- Thu96°55°33%
- Fri88°52°50%
- Sat90°54°62%
- Sun91°57°61%
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 — Gerrard
SPC includes Gerrard 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 Gerrard
- 81154