Idledale, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Idledale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°69°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle75%0.07″88°68°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle74%—89°65°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%—86°64°-3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy26%—91°64°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——91°67°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 55 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Idledale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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: 80453
15-Day Forecast — Idledale
- Sun88°64°3%
- Mon92°69°5%
- Tue88°68°75%
- Wed89°65°74%
- Thu86°64°49%
- Fri91°64°26%
- Sat91°67°5%
- Sun94°67°5%
- Mon100°70°12%
- Tue97°74°30%
- Wed94°71°32%
- Thu96°63°52%
- Fri92°67°52%
- Sat94°70°48%
- Sun89°69°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 — Idledale
SPC includes Idledale 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 Idledale
- 80453