Saguache, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Saguache weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——84°52°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——84°57°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle—0.02″87°55°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle62%0.06″86°54°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—91°51°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—92°51°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy14%—91°56°-1°
AQI 129 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 42 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Saguache at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°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: 81149
16-Day Forecast — Saguache
- Sat84°52°1%
- Sun84°57°3%
- Mon87°55°7%
- Tue86°54°62%
- Wed91°51°30%
- Thu92°51°21%
- Fri91°56°14%
- Sat91°53°5%
- Sun94°54°5%
- Mon98°55°5%
- Tue98°54°15%
- Wed99°54°41%
- Thu93°59°46%
- Fri96°57°69%
- Sat91°60°71%
- Sun91°58°71%
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 — Saguache
SPC includes Saguache 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 Saguache
- 81149