Rico, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rico weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——78°52°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle29%0.04″76°56°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast26%—82°51°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°50°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—82°52°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——85°52°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast11%—89°54°+4°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 32 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 28.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 29.9 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 during the projected peak around 4 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 28.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 29.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
The monsoon settles in
Rico at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81332
16-Day Forecast — Rico
- Sun79°54°1%
- Mon76°56°29%
- Tue82°51°26%
- Wed82°50°9%
- Thu82°52°10%
- Fri85°52°3%
- Sat89°54°11%
- Sun86°53°23%
- Mon92°53°30%
- Tue88°51°42%
- Wed87°51°42%
- Thu89°54°39%
- Fri88°55°47%
- Sat91°58°45%
- Sun88°56°44%
- Mon89°55°54%
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 — Rico
SPC includes Rico 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 Rico
- 81332