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Phippsburg, Colorado Weather

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

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

Phippsburg, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 1:38 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
22%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
11:44 PM
Sunset
2:40 PM
Phippsburg, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPhippsburg, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 85°
Phippsburg, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°50°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    87°56°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    47%
    88°56°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    90°54°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    86°56°-4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    88°55°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    93°57°+5°
Phippsburg, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · backing 89°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 15 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 89° from the ssw.
Phippsburg, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
773.9
-3.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 22.85 inHg
Now
773.9
mb
3h
-3.6
mb
12h
-9.6
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 772785
765770775780785790-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW784.9771.5774.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Phippsburg, CO
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-30 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25), ratio 0.60 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.60
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Phippsburg, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
138.4mi
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
07:38 UTC · Phippsburg, 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
07:38 UTC · Phippsburg, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Phippsburg, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Phippsburg, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Phippsburg, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
11:44 PM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
2:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Phippsburg, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Phippsburg, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Phippsburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 80469

15-Day Forecast — Phippsburg

  1. Sun84°52°0%
  2. Mon87°56°4%
  3. Tue88°56°47%
  4. Wed90°54°32%
  5. Thu86°56°17%
  6. Fri88°55°2%
  7. Sat93°57°2%
  8. Sun96°55°7%
  9. Mon94°60°18%
  10. Tue99°59°18%
  11. Wed93°58°23%
  12. Thu92°59°39%
  13. Fri94°57°42%
  14. Sat97°58°38%
  15. Sun94°60°41%

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 — Phippsburg

SPC includes Phippsburg 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 Phippsburg

  • 80469

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.