Palisade, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palisade weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—99°74°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——97°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—100°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——100°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——102°70°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——107°69°+5°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 29 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Palisade at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81526
16-Day Forecast — Palisade
- Sun99°69°0%
- Mon99°74°13%
- Tue97°67°6%
- Wed100°70°12%
- Thu100°68°5%
- Fri102°70°1%
- Sat107°69°1%
- Sun110°72°3%
- Mon109°76°9%
- Tue108°79°16%
- Wed107°77°24%
- Thu105°71°30%
- Fri105°69°29%
- Sat107°72°32%
- Sun108°72°13%
- Mon107°72°32%
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 — Palisade
SPC includes Palisade 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 Palisade
- 81526