Otis, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Otis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——93°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—98°66°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle64%—100°71°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers64%0.68″93°63°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle61%—92°66°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast40%—93°65°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear11%—92°69°-1°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 43 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 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 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Otis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80743
15-Day Forecast — Otis
- Sun93°60°4%
- Mon98°66°13%
- Tue100°71°64%
- Wed93°63°64%
- Thu92°66°61%
- Fri93°65°40%
- Sat92°69°11%
- Sun95°69°3%
- Mon105°73°3%
- Tue104°76°10%
- Wed105°74°19%
- Thu102°75°30%
- Fri94°72°32%
- Sat98°70°29%
- Sun97°73°34%
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 — Otis
SPC includes Otis 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 Otis
- 80743