Monte Vista, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monte Vista weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°49°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——87°52°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain65%0.10″87°53°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle36%0.01″91°52°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%0.01″85°52°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—87°54°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——94°54°+7°
AQI 84 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 36 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 16.4 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.4 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Monte Vista at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81144
15-Day Forecast — Monte Vista
- Sun86°48°1%
- Mon87°52°8%
- Tue87°53°65%
- Wed91°52°36%
- Thu85°52°22%
- Fri87°54°11%
- Sat94°54°6%
- Sun93°57°6%
- Mon97°55°7%
- Tue97°57°13%
- Wed93°60°28%
- Thu97°57°46%
- Fri91°55°48%
- Sat93°58°70%
- Sun92°57°71%
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 — Monte Vista
SPC includes Monte Vista 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 Monte Vista
- 81144
- 81135