Montezuma, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Montezuma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast12%—72°44°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—74°50°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle80%0.04″76°47°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle49%—76°47°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle40%—74°45°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—74°45°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——79°47°+5°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 36 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
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 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Montezuma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Montezuma
- Sun73°44°12%
- Mon74°50°11%
- Tue76°47°80%
- Wed76°47°49%
- Thu74°45°40%
- Fri74°45°19%
- Sat79°47°9%
- Sun80°46°11%
- Mon83°49°19%
- Tue85°51°36%
- Wed81°50°48%
- Thu79°51°63%
- Fri78°48°61%
- Sat82°49°59%
- Sun69°48°73%
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 — Montezuma
SPC includes Montezuma 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 Montezuma
- 80435