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Ken Caryl, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ken Caryl weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Ken Caryl, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 2:38 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
32%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Sunset
2:31 PM
Ken Caryl, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKen Caryl, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 93°
Ken Caryl, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    93°62°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    96°66°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    0.01″
    93°67°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    68%
    91°63°-2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    89°61°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    26%
    92°62°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    94°64°+2°
Ken Caryl, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · backing 64°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 12 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ken Caryl, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
824.8
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 24.36 inHg
Now
824.8
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-5.9
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 824832
820825830835840-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW831.7824.1824.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ken Caryl, CO
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-52 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 52 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ken Caryl, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
130.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
08:38 UTC · Ken Caryl, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:38 UTC · Ken Caryl, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ken Caryl, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ken Caryl, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ken Caryl, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
2:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ken Caryl, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ken Caryl, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ken Caryl at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Ken Caryl

  1. Sun93°62°4%
  2. Mon96°66°4%
  3. Tue93°67°61%
  4. Wed91°63°68%
  5. Thu89°61°47%
  6. Fri92°62°26%
  7. Sat94°64°5%
  8. Sun97°65°4%
  9. Mon104°66°10%
  10. Tue101°71°26%
  11. Wed100°69°27%
  12. Thu100°64°52%
  13. Fri96°65°52%
  14. Sat101°67°48%
  15. Sun94°66°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 — Ken Caryl

SPC includes Ken Caryl 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 Ken Caryl

  • 80128
  • 80127
  • 80123
  • 80162

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.