Penrose, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Penrose weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—94°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——97°63°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain52%0.08″100°65°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle42%—99°64°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast39%—97°63°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%0.01″98°61°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——100°65°+2°
AQI 143 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 100.4 µg/m³ (AQI 182) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion, especially during the projected peak around 12 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 100.4 µg/m³ (AQI 182) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Penrose at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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
15-Day Forecast — Penrose
- Sun95°62°16%
- Mon97°63°6%
- Tue100°65°52%
- Wed99°64°42%
- Thu97°63°39%
- Fri98°61°26%
- Sat100°65°9%
- Sun96°67°3%
- Mon104°65°5%
- Tue106°70°14%
- Wed105°68°29%
- Thu103°69°42%
- Fri98°66°42%
- Sat98°68°48%
- Sun100°69°54%
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 — Penrose
SPC includes Penrose 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 Penrose
- 81240