Rye, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rye weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—86°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—89°62°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle71%0.07″89°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle69%0.01″91°62°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Rain61%0.07″88°59°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%0.01″90°60°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear12%—91°64°+1°
AQI 190 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 208.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 217.5 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 208.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 217.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
NO₂ × Time of day
NO₂ at AQI 49 during overnight — within the expected overnight baseline, no source signature.
- Present
- AQI 49
- Phase
- overnight calm
- Pattern
- traffic typical
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Rye at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81069
15-Day Forecast — Rye
- Sun85°59°13%
- Mon89°62°19%
- Tue89°62°71%
- Wed91°62°69%
- Thu88°59°61%
- Fri90°60°40%
- Sat91°64°12%
- Sun88°62°1%
- Mon96°63°5%
- Tue97°69°13%
- Wed97°70°27%
- Thu95°64°47%
- Fri89°65°48%
- Sat91°65°39%
- Sun93°68°46%
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 — Rye
SPC includes Rye 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 Rye
- 81069