Peyton, Colorado Weather
Wind builds through canyons. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Peyton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast——88°58°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast29%—89°59°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain63%0.13″86°60°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle69%—87°59°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—88°60°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——88°59°0°
- SundayJul 12Clear——87°62°-1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 32 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 12:20 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Wind builds through canyons
Peyton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 80831
16-Day Forecast — Peyton
- Mon88°58°6%
- Tue89°59°29%
- Wed86°60°63%
- Thu87°59°69%
- Fri88°60°37%
- Sat88°59°7%
- Sun87°62°1%
- Mon89°59°3%
- Tue87°62°10%
- Wed87°62°26%
- Thu92°63°36%
- Fri89°68°57%
- Sat93°63°64%
- Sun92°62°65%
- Mon88°62°42%
- Tue91°61°45%
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 — Peyton
SPC includes Peyton 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 Peyton
- 80831