Palmer Lake, Colorado Weather
Wind builds through canyons. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palmer Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Light Drizzle—0.01″86°57°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast65%—88°57°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast71%—85°57°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast71%—88°57°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast45%—88°57°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——91°57°+3°
- SundayJul 12Clear——88°56°-3°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 65 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 12:22 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Wind builds through canyons
Palmer Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 80133
15-Day Forecast — Palmer Lake
- Mon86°57°8%
- Tue88°57°65%
- Wed85°57°71%
- Thu88°57°71%
- Fri88°57°45%
- Sat91°57°9%
- Sun88°56°2%
- Mon87°57°4%
- Tue90°60°17%
- Wed84°60°41%
- Thu87°59°47%
- Fri90°61°66%
- Sat91°62°65%
- Sun86°60°61%
- Mon88°58°58%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Palmer Lake
SPC includes Palmer Lake 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 Palmer Lake
- 80133
- 80132