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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

Penrose, CO
Saturday, July 4 at 11:59 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
36%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
11:41 PM
Sunset
2:27 PM
Penrose, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPenrose, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 92°
Penrose, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    92°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    93°61°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    11%
    95°63°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    52%
    0.13″
    97°65°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    48%
    0.06″
    97°64°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    31%
    98°61°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    19%
    90°63°-8°
Penrose, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · veering 29°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 5:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3610SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Penrose, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
846.2
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 24.99 inHg
Now
846.2
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+7.6
mb
24h
+4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 837847
830835840845850855-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW846.8836.7846.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Penrose, CO
Air quality
140
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+6 in 6hPeak ~149 @ 11 PM

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.

PM 2.5Moderate
27.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
34μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
143μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

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
Penrose, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
104.2mi
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
17:59 UTC · Penrose, 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
17:59 UTC · Penrose, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Penrose, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Penrose, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Penrose, CO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
11:41 PM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
2:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Penrose, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
10:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Penrose, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sat92°64°9%
  2. Sun93°61°11%
  3. Mon95°63°11%
  4. Tue97°65°52%
  5. Wed97°64°48%
  6. Thu98°61°31%
  7. Fri90°63°19%
  8. Sat94°61°6%
  9. Sun98°66°3%
  10. Mon102°68°12%
  11. Tue97°66°18%
  12. Wed99°64°54%
  13. Thu98°67°55%
  14. Fri98°60°52%
  15. Sat90°64°52%
  16. 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

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.