Red Cliff, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Red Cliff weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——76°52°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—80°53°+4°
- MondayJul 6Showers29%0.38″84°50°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle50%—81°50°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle43%0.01″82°53°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—83°52°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy10%—86°52°+3°
AQI 96 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 25 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 49 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Red Cliff at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81649
15-Day Forecast — Red Cliff
- Sat77°52°4%
- Sun80°53°14%
- Mon84°50°29%
- Tue81°50°50%
- Wed82°53°43%
- Thu83°52°27%
- Fri86°52°10%
- Sat88°53°9%
- Sun85°54°17%
- Mon88°54°27%
- Tue88°53°36%
- Wed88°55°41%
- Thu89°54°42%
- Fri80°54°50%
- Sat82°53°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Red Cliff
SPC includes Red Cliff 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 Red Cliff
- 81649