Poncha Springs, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Poncha Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°56°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—87°62°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain78%0.11″89°55°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle42%0.05″90°54°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—88°54°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast31%—87°53°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——94°54°+7°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 128 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 126 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 128 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 126 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 128
- UV peak
- 7.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 126
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 28.6 µg/m³ (AQI 87) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Poncha Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81242
16-Day Forecast — Poncha Springs
- Sun86°56°4%
- Mon87°62°10%
- Tue89°55°78%
- Wed90°54°42%
- Thu88°54°32%
- Fri87°53°31%
- Sat94°54°5%
- Sun95°58°4%
- Mon96°58°10%
- Tue96°56°21%
- Wed97°57°36%
- Thu97°60°48%
- Fri97°61°55%
- Sat94°59°55%
- Sun94°59°55%
- Mon96°58°55%
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 — Poncha Springs
SPC includes Poncha Springs 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 Poncha Springs
- 81201
- 81242