Mead, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——95°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——100°64°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast32%—99°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle60%—96°61°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle43%—99°59°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy15%—97°57°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——100°57°+3°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 57 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Mead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below 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 code: 80542
15-Day Forecast — Mead
- Sun95°58°3%
- Mon100°64°3%
- Tue99°64°32%
- Wed96°61°60%
- Thu99°59°43%
- Fri97°57°15%
- Sat100°57°4%
- Sun103°61°3%
- Mon109°59°7%
- Tue102°67°18%
- Wed105°64°23%
- Thu106°62°44%
- Fri102°61°45%
- Sat106°63°44%
- Sun95°64°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 — Mead
SPC includes Mead 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 Mead
- 80542
- 80651
- 80504
- 80513