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Piedra, Colorado Weather

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

Piedra, CO
Saturday, July 4 at 11:31 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
8%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Sunset
2:33 PM
Piedra, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPiedra, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 84°
Piedra, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    84°49°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°55°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    84°54°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    0.06″
    84°54°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    33%
    89°54°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    20%
    90°55°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    16%
    90°56°
Piedra, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · backing 47°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 47° from the s.
Piedra, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
775.3
+5.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 22.89 inHg
Now
775.3
mb
3h
+5.2
mb
12h
+7.0
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 765775
760765770775780-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW775.2765.4775.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Piedra, CO
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~71 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 76. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
123μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 76. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 76
UV peak
10.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 51

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Piedra, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
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
17:31 UTC · Piedra, 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
17:31 UTC · Piedra, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Piedra, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Piedra, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Piedra, CO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
2:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Piedra, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
10:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Piedra, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Piedra at a glance

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

16-Day Forecast — Piedra

  1. Sat84°49°2%
  2. Sun84°55°1%
  3. Mon84°54°16%
  4. Tue84°54°55%
  5. Wed89°54°33%
  6. Thu90°55°20%
  7. Fri90°56°16%
  8. Sat93°57°11%
  9. Sun88°56°19%
  10. Mon89°57°14%
  11. Tue93°59°31%
  12. Wed95°60°55%
  13. Thu92°60°62%
  14. Fri89°57°61%
  15. Sat84°54°61%
  16. Sun86°56°61%

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 — Piedra

SPC includes Piedra in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Piedra

  • 81147

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.