Rockvale, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockvale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——93°64°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——97°66°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle67%—98°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle52%0.01″98°62°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast45%—98°63°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy24%—93°64°-5°
AQI 169 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 50.6 µg/m³ (AQI 138) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 115 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 115
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 50.6 µg/m³ (AQI 138) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Rockvale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81244
16-Day Forecast — Rockvale
- Sat90°64°4%
- Sun93°64°7%
- Mon97°66°7%
- Tue98°68°67%
- Wed98°62°52%
- Thu98°63°45%
- Fri93°64°24%
- Sat91°60°8%
- Sun96°60°3%
- Mon101°60°6%
- Tue101°66°17%
- Wed108°69°31%
- Thu109°75°43%
- Fri105°68°51%
- Sat105°71°56%
- Sun99°70°59%
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 — Rockvale
SPC includes Rockvale 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 Rockvale
- 81244