Montrose, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Montrose weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——95°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—95°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle17%—95°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——98°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——95°62°-3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——98°59°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——103°60°+5°
AQI 70 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 25 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 29.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 29.8 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 29.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 29.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Montrose at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 81401, 81403
15-Day Forecast — Montrose
- Sun95°63°0%
- Mon95°65°12%
- Tue95°62°17%
- Wed98°63°8%
- Thu95°62°4%
- Fri98°59°1%
- Sat103°60°4%
- Sun103°60°10%
- Mon105°64°15%
- Tue105°65°15%
- Wed104°62°28%
- Thu101°62°33%
- Fri103°61°39%
- Sat103°63°45%
- Sun100°61°48%
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 — Montrose
SPC includes Montrose 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 Montrose
- 81403
- 81401
- 81402