Hugo, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hugo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——93°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——97°61°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast43%—96°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle46%—95°66°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle62%—94°65°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%—93°64°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy12%—93°70°0°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 34 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.78 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 37 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Hugo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below 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.
ZIP code: 80821
15-Day Forecast — Hugo
- Sun93°58°4%
- Mon97°61°6%
- Tue96°67°43%
- Wed95°66°46%
- Thu94°65°62%
- Fri93°64°25%
- Sat93°70°12%
- Sun94°67°1%
- Mon101°67°2%
- Tue103°73°9%
- Wed104°75°21%
- Thu99°73°36%
- Fri94°70°39%
- Sat96°68°29%
- Sun97°69°32%
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 — Hugo
SPC includes Hugo 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 Hugo
- 80821