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Louisville, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Louisville, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 1:47 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
28%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:37 PM
Sunset
2:32 PM
Louisville, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLouisville, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 95°
Louisville, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°60°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    98°65°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    0.01″
    99°65°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    60%
    0.04″
    95°62°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    0.07″
    95°62°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    22%
    94°64°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    98°65°+4°
Louisville, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 10°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Louisville, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
836.2
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.69 inHg
Now
836.2
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-6.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 836843
830835840845850-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW842.9835.9836.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Louisville, CO
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-58 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 58 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Louisville, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
135.2mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
07:47 UTC · Louisville, 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
07:47 UTC · Louisville, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Louisville, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Louisville, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Louisville, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
11:37 PM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
2:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Louisville, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Louisville, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Louisville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 80027

15-Day Forecast — Louisville

  1. Sun95°60°2%
  2. Mon98°65°7%
  3. Tue99°65°53%
  4. Wed95°62°60%
  5. Thu95°62°38%
  6. Fri94°64°22%
  7. Sat98°65°4%
  8. Sun100°67°3%
  9. Mon108°67°9%
  10. Tue99°72°23%
  11. Wed99°70°25%
  12. Thu104°65°44%
  13. Fri101°66°45%
  14. Sat103°67°44%
  15. Sun95°70°55%

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 — Louisville

SPC includes Louisville 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 Louisville

  • 80027

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.