La Veta, Colorado Weather
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La Veta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——85°56°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle15%0.02″86°56°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%0.01″88°62°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers80%—89°61°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain61%0.18″91°59°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast61%—94°59°+3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear37%—84°57°-10°
AQI 125 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 32.1 µg/m³ (AQI 94) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion, especially during the projected peak around 11 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 66 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 32.1 µg/m³ (AQI 94) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
La Veta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81055
16-Day Forecast — La Veta
- Sat85°56°6%
- Sun86°56°15%
- Mon88°62°18%
- Tue89°61°80%
- Wed91°59°61%
- Thu94°59°61%
- Fri84°57°37%
- Sat85°55°11%
- Sun89°58°3%
- Mon94°58°4%
- Tue94°60°12%
- Wed100°63°31%
- Thu102°60°34%
- Fri96°65°43%
- Sat95°64°46%
- Sun94°63°58%
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 — La Veta
SPC includes La Veta 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 La Veta
- 81055