Nucla, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nucla weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——93°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°67°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——93°64°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—96°62°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——98°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——98°63°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——98°61°0°
AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear 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 53 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Nucla at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81424
16-Day Forecast — Nucla
- Sat93°61°0%
- Sun95°67°0%
- Mon93°64°5%
- Tue96°62°13%
- Wed98°66°6%
- Thu98°63°2%
- Fri98°61°2%
- Sat103°60°6%
- Sun101°61°14%
- Mon107°64°14%
- Tue108°63°12%
- Wed107°66°36%
- Thu106°69°49%
- Fri105°67°52%
- Sat99°64°42%
- Sun99°65°42%
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 — Nucla
SPC includes Nucla in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Nucla
- 81424