Nathrop, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nathrop weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°54°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—88°54°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle84%0.01″87°51°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle45%—90°51°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast38%—87°49°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—86°49°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——92°50°+6°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 38 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 48 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Nathrop at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81236
15-Day Forecast — Nathrop
- Sun86°54°5%
- Mon88°54°13%
- Tue87°51°84%
- Wed90°51°45%
- Thu87°49°38%
- Fri86°49°24%
- Sat92°50°6%
- Sun92°51°6%
- Mon97°50°11%
- Tue93°54°26%
- Wed91°55°34%
- Thu91°57°55%
- Fri88°55°55%
- Sat88°56°73%
- Sun91°57°74%
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 — Nathrop
SPC includes Nathrop 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 Nathrop
- 81236