Sanford, Colorado Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°51°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——86°54°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle61%0.03″87°49°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers33%0.13″90°50°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—87°50°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—87°50°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——94°51°+7°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Sanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81151
15-Day Forecast — Sanford
- Sun85°50°1%
- Mon86°54°9%
- Tue87°49°61%
- Wed90°50°33%
- Thu87°50°27%
- Fri87°50°11%
- Sat94°51°6%
- Sun92°56°8%
- Mon96°53°8%
- Tue97°56°13%
- Wed96°56°28%
- Thu90°55°46%
- Fri89°54°48%
- Sat92°56°70%
- Sun94°57°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 — Sanford
SPC includes Sanford 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 Sanford
- 81151