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McClave, Colorado Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

McClave, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 2:35 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
55%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:34 PM
Sunset
2:17 PM
McClave, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcClave, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 90°
McClave, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    92°62°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    25%
    103°74°+11°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    45%
    102°71°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    101°69°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    29%
    98°67°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    103°74°+5°
McClave, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · veering 94°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
49
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 9 · pk 49 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 256SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 94° from the ese.
McClave, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
884.3
-2.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.11 inHg
Now
884.3
mb
3h
-2.7
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
+6.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 878888
870875880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW888.1878.3884.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
McClave, CO
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42), ratio 0.53 with 6 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42), ratio 0.53 with 6 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.53
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
McClave, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
65%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
69.5mi
UNLIMITED
155 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
08:35 UTC · McClave, 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
08:35 UTC · McClave, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McClave, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
McClave, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McClave, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
11:34 PM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
2:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McClave, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
11:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McClave, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McClave at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 81057

15-Day Forecast — McClave

  1. Sun90°64°6%
  2. Mon92°62°7%
  3. Tue103°74°25%
  4. Wed102°71°45%
  5. Thu101°69°45%
  6. Fri98°67°29%
  7. Sat103°74°8%
  8. Sun97°71°2%
  9. Mon105°73°2%
  10. Tue110°77°7%
  11. Wed110°76°15%
  12. Thu104°77°21%
  13. Fri98°72°27%
  14. Sat100°72°20%
  15. Sun106°79°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 — McClave

SPC includes McClave 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 McClave

  • 81057

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.