Penrose, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Penrose weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—93°61°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—95°63°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain52%0.13″97°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle48%0.06″97°64°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—98°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy19%—90°63°-8°
AQI 140 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 108 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 108 around 1 PM.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 108 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 108 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 108
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 108
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 27.4 µg/m³ (AQI 85) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Penrose at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81240
16-Day Forecast — Penrose
- Sat92°64°9%
- Sun93°61°11%
- Mon95°63°11%
- Tue97°65°52%
- Wed97°64°48%
- Thu98°61°31%
- Fri90°63°19%
- Sat94°61°6%
- Sun98°66°3%
- Mon102°68°12%
- Tue97°66°18%
- Wed99°64°54%
- Thu98°67°55%
- Fri98°60°52%
- Sat90°64°52%
- Sun88°62°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Penrose
SPC has placed Penrose in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Penrose
- 81240