Ophir, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ophir weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——75°54°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle40%—71°53°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast44%—73°51°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—77°51°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—76°51°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——72°51°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast13%—83°53°+11°
AQI 99 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 36.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 37.7 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 36.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 37.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Ophir at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81426
15-Day Forecast — Ophir
- Sun75°54°0%
- Mon71°53°40%
- Tue73°51°44%
- Wed77°51°15%
- Thu76°51°11%
- Fri72°51°6%
- Sat83°53°13%
- Sun81°53°24%
- Mon86°53°32%
- Tue84°53°40%
- Wed86°55°51%
- Thu84°56°61%
- Fri87°54°61%
- Sat84°53°55%
- Sun82°53°45%
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 — Ophir
SPC includes Ophir 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 Ophir
- 81426