Placerville, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Placerville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°59°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle35%0.09″85°61°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle27%—86°59°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°60°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——88°58°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——86°58°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy12%—94°60°+8°
AQI 77 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 43.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 45.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 43.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 45.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Placerville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81430
15-Day Forecast — Placerville
- Sun85°59°0%
- Mon85°61°35%
- Tue86°59°27%
- Wed89°60°8%
- Thu88°58°7%
- Fri86°58°3%
- Sat94°60°12%
- Sun92°61°22%
- Mon96°61°27%
- Tue98°59°33%
- Wed97°60°32%
- Thu96°62°36%
- Fri96°58°42%
- Sat96°59°62%
- Sun95°59°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 — Placerville
SPC includes Placerville 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 Placerville
- 81430