Orchard, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orchard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——97°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—101°63°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast41%—98°72°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle52%0.04″94°65°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast49%—94°63°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—98°66°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——96°66°-2°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 43 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Orchard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80649
15-Day Forecast — Orchard
- Sun97°59°3%
- Mon101°63°14%
- Tue98°72°41%
- Wed94°65°52%
- Thu94°63°49%
- Fri98°66°14%
- Sat96°66°6%
- Sun99°68°2%
- Mon109°71°3%
- Tue105°71°10%
- Wed108°70°21%
- Thu104°69°28%
- Fri101°67°29%
- Sat105°69°31%
- Sun96°70°37%
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 — Orchard
SPC includes Orchard 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 Orchard
- 80649