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——84°48°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°54°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle58%0.02″87°54°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle23%0.05″87°54°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—87°55°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—90°56°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——90°55°0°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 85 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 93 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 85 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 93 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 93
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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: 73°F — typical for the season
- 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
- Sun84°48°1%
- Mon86°54°8%
- Tue87°54°58%
- Wed87°54°23%
- Thu87°55°11%
- Fri90°56°15%
- Sat90°55°8%
- Sun96°58°11%
- Mon96°59°19%
- Tue93°57°26%
- Wed92°58°42%
- Thu93°59°48%
- Fri92°59°52%
- Sat94°59°53%
- Sun92°58°66%
- Mon93°59°65%
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