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Longmont, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Longmont, CO
Saturday, July 4 at 10:38 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
36%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Sunset
2:33 PM
Longmont, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLongmont, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 92°
Longmont, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    92°57°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    96°57°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    97°59°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    101°59°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    98°61°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    30%
    102°55°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    13%
    103°64°+1°
Longmont, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
096° · veering 56°
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
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 5 · pk 23 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 241SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Longmont, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
854.2
+5.8 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.22 inHg
Now
854.2
mb
3h
+5.8
mb
12h
+4.7
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 847854
840845850855860-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW854.1846.7854.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Longmont, CO
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~112 @ 11 PM

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 100 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 64 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
13.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
139μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 100 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 64 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 100
UV peak
6.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 64

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Longmont, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
102.1mi
UNLIMITED
171 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
16:38 UTC · Longmont, 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
16:38 UTC · Longmont, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Longmont, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Longmont, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Longmont, CO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
2:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Longmont, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Longmont, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Longmont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 80501, 80503, 80504

16-Day Forecast — Longmont

  1. Sat93°57°5%
  2. Sun96°57°3%
  3. Mon97°59°5%
  4. Tue101°59°38%
  5. Wed98°61°52%
  6. Thu102°55°30%
  7. Fri103°64°13%
  8. Sat100°57°5%
  9. Sun109°64°4%
  10. Mon109°66°17%
  11. Tue108°69°17%
  12. Wed95°63°49%
  13. Thu88°64°49%
  14. Fri93°62°48%
  15. Sat96°64°42%
  16. Sun98°68°39%

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

Live wind & temperature near Longmont

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 — Longmont

SPC has placed Longmont 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 Longmont

  • 80501
  • 80503
  • 80504

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.