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Paonia, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paonia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Paonia, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 1:45 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
10%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
11:51 PM
Sunset
2:38 PM
Paonia, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPaonia, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 96°
Paonia, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    96°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    96°69°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    96°63°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    98°64°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    95°62°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    98°61°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    103°62°+5°
Paonia, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
064° · veering 21°
Direction
ENE
064°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 19 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Paonia, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
828.0
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 24.45 inHg
Now
828.0
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-7.1
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 826835
820825830835840-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW834.9826.1827.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Paonia, CO
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
-30 in 6h

AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Paonia, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:45 UTC · Paonia, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:45 UTC · Paonia, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Paonia, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Paonia, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Paonia, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
11:51 PM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
2:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Paonia, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Paonia, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paonia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 81428

15-Day Forecast — Paonia

  1. Sun95°68°0%
  2. Mon96°69°5%
  3. Tue96°63°12%
  4. Wed98°64°9%
  5. Thu95°62°9%
  6. Fri98°61°2%
  7. Sat103°62°5%
  8. Sun104°64°7%
  9. Mon106°65°19%
  10. Tue104°67°19%
  11. Wed105°63°31%
  12. Thu104°65°39%
  13. Fri104°63°50%
  14. Sat104°64°52%
  15. Sun101°61°48%

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 — Paonia

SPC includes Paonia 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 Paonia

  • 81428

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.