Ridgway, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgway weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——87°53°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°63°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers30%0.02″87°56°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle39%0.02″85°57°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—92°63°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——92°62°0°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——92°62°0°
AQI 165 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 39.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 41.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 39.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 41.0 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Ridgway at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81432
16-Day Forecast — Ridgway
- Sat87°53°0%
- Sun90°63°0%
- Mon87°56°30%
- Tue85°57°39%
- Wed92°63°10%
- Thu92°62°9%
- Fri92°62°3%
- Sat95°60°11%
- Sun97°61°17%
- Mon101°65°27%
- Tue102°64°30%
- Wed101°65°51%
- Thu99°64°61%
- Fri99°61°61%
- Sat92°59°55%
- Sun89°60°45%
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 — Ridgway
SPC includes Ridgway in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Ridgway
- 81432