Piedra, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Piedra weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°55°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—87°54°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle59%—85°54°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—89°54°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—88°56°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—84°54°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——94°56°+10°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 19.9 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.9 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Piedra at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below 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.
15-Day Forecast — Piedra
- Sun86°55°1%
- Mon87°54°18%
- Tue85°54°59%
- Wed89°54°23%
- Thu88°56°14%
- Fri84°54°11%
- Sat94°56°7%
- Sun92°56°12%
- Mon95°58°13%
- Tue94°59°30%
- Wed96°60°31%
- Thu95°58°44%
- Fri94°57°49%
- Sat94°57°61%
- Sun92°58°61%
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 — Piedra
SPC includes Piedra 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 Piedra
- 81147