Salida, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Salida weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°57°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—90°60°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle79%—92°56°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast38%—94°57°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast39%—91°53°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%0.01″90°53°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——95°55°+5°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 43 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 24.9 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 3 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 24.9 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Salida at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81201
15-Day Forecast — Salida
- Sun88°57°5%
- Mon90°60°14%
- Tue92°56°79%
- Wed94°57°38%
- Thu91°53°39%
- Fri90°53°22%
- Sat95°55°7%
- Sun93°55°5%
- Mon99°58°8%
- Tue96°60°21%
- Wed99°58°32%
- Thu94°60°55%
- Fri92°57°55%
- Sat97°59°73%
- Sun95°59°74%
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 — Salida
SPC includes Salida 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 Salida
- 81201