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Piedra, Colorado Weather

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

Piedra, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 3:37 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
11%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Sunset
2:32 PM
Piedra, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPiedra, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 86°
Piedra, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°55°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    18%
    87°54°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    85°54°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    89°54°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    88°56°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    11%
    84°54°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    94°56°+10°
Piedra, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
018° · veering 117°
Direction
NNE
018°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 18 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 137SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Piedra, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
767.1
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 22.65 inHg
Now
767.1
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-7.7
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 765775
760765770775780-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW775.4765.4767.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Piedra, CO
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-23 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
19.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
21μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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
Piedra, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
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
09:37 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
09:37 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 · Sunday, July 5
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 39m
Sunset
2:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Piedra, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Piedra, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sun86°55°1%
  2. Mon87°54°18%
  3. Tue85°54°59%
  4. Wed89°54°23%
  5. Thu88°56°14%
  6. Fri84°54°11%
  7. Sat94°56°7%
  8. Sun92°56°12%
  9. Mon95°58°13%
  10. Tue94°59°30%
  11. Wed96°60°31%
  12. Thu95°58°44%
  13. Fri94°57°49%
  14. Sat94°57°61%
  15. 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

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.