Leadville, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leadville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——70°45°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—72°42°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast32%—72°45°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle59%0.01″75°46°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast40%—77°46°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—76°44°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—78°45°+2°
AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 44.5 µg/m³ (AQI 123) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 44.5 µg/m³ (AQI 123) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Leadville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 26°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80461
16-Day Forecast — Leadville
- Sat70°45°6%
- Sun72°42°16%
- Mon72°45°32%
- Tue75°46°59%
- Wed77°46°40%
- Thu76°44°30%
- Fri78°45°14%
- Sat80°48°12%
- Sun83°49°15%
- Mon82°48°27%
- Tue74°47°38%
- Wed81°48°65%
- Thu80°48°84%
- Fri76°46°81%
- Sat77°44°52%
- Sun74°49°49%
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 — Leadville
SPC includes Leadville 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 Leadville
- 80461