Kiowa, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kiowa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—81°55°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°58°+7°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle15%—90°61°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle55%—91°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle64%0.04″88°59°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast60%—90°58°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—87°58°-3°
AQI 87 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 28 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
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 50 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Kiowa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80117
16-Day Forecast — Kiowa
- Sat81°55°24%
- Sun88°58°6%
- Mon90°61°15%
- Tue91°64°55%
- Wed88°59°64%
- Thu90°58°60%
- Fri87°58°23%
- Sat86°55°6%
- Sun88°62°3%
- Mon96°60°5%
- Tue96°66°17%
- Wed102°70°38%
- Thu101°71°39%
- Fri99°66°43%
- Sat97°69°45%
- Sun89°60°41%
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 — Kiowa
SPC has placed Kiowa in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Kiowa
- 80117