Idaho Springs, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Idaho Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——82°55°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—84°61°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle88%0.03″84°58°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle74%—84°54°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle53%0.01″83°53°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—84°55°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——85°58°+1°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 36 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Idaho Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80452
15-Day Forecast — Idaho Springs
- Sun82°55°5%
- Mon84°61°12%
- Tue84°58°88%
- Wed84°54°74%
- Thu83°53°53%
- Fri84°55°29%
- Sat85°58°5%
- Sun88°56°8%
- Mon93°61°15%
- Tue89°63°36%
- Wed91°59°47%
- Thu86°57°57%
- Fri85°59°55%
- Sat89°60°57%
- Sun82°58°56%
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 — Idaho Springs
SPC includes Idaho Springs 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 Idaho Springs
- 80452