Lamar, Colorado Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lamar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——98°68°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle24%0.02″103°74°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle43%—102°69°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers44%0.07″102°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast37%—99°67°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——103°74°+4°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.9 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 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.52
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lamar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81052
15-Day Forecast — Lamar
- Sun95°65°6%
- Mon98°68°7%
- Tue103°74°24%
- Wed102°69°43%
- Thu102°70°44%
- Fri99°67°37%
- Sat103°74°9%
- Sun97°71°1%
- Mon106°73°1%
- Tue111°75°6%
- Wed111°77°15%
- Thu104°78°22%
- Fri99°72°27%
- Sat101°71°19%
- Sun107°80°31%
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 — Lamar
SPC includes Lamar 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 Lamar
- 81052