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The monsoon settles in. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Kim, CO
Saturday, July 4 at 4:31 PM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
23%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:38 PM
Sunset
2:17 PM
Kim, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKim, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 60°H 88°
Kim, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    10%
    87°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    26%
    0.09″
    88°60°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    12%
    90°65°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    27%
    92°66°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    46%
    95°68°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    46%
    97°66°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    93°65°-4°
Kim, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
085° · backing 101°
Direction
E
085°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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 10 · pk 29 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 359SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 101° from the e.
Kim, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
832.3
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 24.58 inHg
Now
832.3
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+10.0
mb
24h
+3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 823834
815820825830835840-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW834.0823.0833.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Kim, CO
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
2.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.65
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kim, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
146.8mi
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
22:31 UTC · Kim, 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
22:31 UTC · Kim, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kim, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kim, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kim, CO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
11:38 PM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
2:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kim, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kim, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kim at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 81049

16-Day Forecast — Kim

  1. Sat87°61°10%
  2. Sun88°60°26%
  3. Mon90°65°12%
  4. Tue92°66°27%
  5. Wed95°68°46%
  6. Thu97°66°46%
  7. Fri93°65°35%
  8. Sat89°61°13%
  9. Sun94°65°2%
  10. Mon96°71°2%
  11. Tue90°63°7%
  12. Wed93°65°25%
  13. Thu91°65°30%
  14. Fri96°63°32%
  15. Sat90°64°37%
  16. Sun85°62°39%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Kim

SPC includes Kim 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 Kim

  • 81049

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.