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Red Feather Lakes, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Red Feather Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Red Feather Lakes, CO
Saturday, July 4 at 9:22 PM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
42%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Sunset
2:37 PM
Red Feather Lakes, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRed Feather Lakes, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 80°
Red Feather Lakes, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    77°50°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    80°54°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    12%
    83°58°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    84°58°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    82°55°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    50%
    84°54°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    80°51°-4°
Red Feather Lakes, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
032° · veering 139°
Direction
NNE
032°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1911SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Red Feather Lakes, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
756.2
-4.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 22.33 inHg
Now
756.2
mb
3h
-4.1
mb
12h
-6.4
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 754764
750755760765770-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW763.5754.0756.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Red Feather Lakes, CO
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
+17 in 6h

AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10
Red Feather Lakes, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
92.1mi
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
03:22 UTC · Red Feather Lakes, 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
03:22 UTC · Red Feather Lakes, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Red Feather Lakes, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Red Feather Lakes, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Red Feather Lakes, CO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
2:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Red Feather Lakes, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
11:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Red Feather Lakes, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Red Feather Lakes at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 80545

16-Day Forecast — Red Feather Lakes

  1. Sat77°50°8%
  2. Sun80°54°6%
  3. Mon83°58°12%
  4. Tue84°58°76%
  5. Wed82°55°69%
  6. Thu84°54°50%
  7. Fri80°51°17%
  8. Sat83°53°1%
  9. Sun89°58°6%
  10. Mon94°61°13%
  11. Tue91°63°32%
  12. Wed94°62°38%
  13. Thu95°61°39%
  14. Fri88°59°43%
  15. Sat87°59°43%
  16. Sun80°58°42%

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 — Red Feather Lakes

SPC includes Red Feather Lakes 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 Feather Lakes

  • 80545

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.