Salt Creek, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Salt Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—96°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——99°62°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle28%—100°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle34%0.06″100°72°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast34%—94°69°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—97°68°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——102°71°+5°
AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49), ratio 0.68 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49), ratio 0.68 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Salt Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°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.
15-Day Forecast — Salt Creek
- Sun97°62°20%
- Mon99°62°2%
- Tue100°71°28%
- Wed100°72°34%
- Thu94°69°34%
- Fri97°68°29%
- Sat102°71°9%
- Sun96°73°2%
- Mon105°71°5%
- Tue107°76°7%
- Wed107°77°18%
- Thu105°74°40%
- Fri98°73°42%
- Sat100°72°32%
- Sun102°75°37%
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 — Salt Creek
SPC includes Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek
- 81006